CHAPTER XVIII

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ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS.

Architecture of the Ancient Nations -- General Features of Nahua Architecture -- The Arch -- Exterior and Interior Decorations -- Method of Building -- Inclined Planes -- Scaffolds -- The use of the Plummet -- Building Materials -- Position and Fortification of Towns -- Mexico Tenochtitlan -- The Great Causeways -- Quarters and Wards of Mexico -- The Market Place -- Fountains and Aqueducts -- Light-houses and Street-work -- City of Tezcuco -- Dwellings -- Aztec Gardens -- Temple of Huitzilopochtli -- Temple of Mexico -- Other Temples -- Teocalli at Cholula and Tezcuco 553

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