Sacred Precinct

Description

A sacred precinct, also known as Holy Precinct or Religious Precinct, is an area around a religious site. This is dedicated to religious purposes.

History

No sacred precincts were created in the First Phase and the Second Phase. However, the Third Phase would introduce sacred precincts.

The first empire to create a sacred precinct, is the Fifth Aztec Empire, also known as just the Aztec Empire. It was built in the city Tenochtitlan. It has a size of 109365 blocks, being 317 x 345. It holds numerous temples and other religious structures. The main temple is the Templo Mayor, worshipping Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.

The second time a sacred precinct was created was also by the Aztec Empire. It was built in Xilocapan, a populous mesa Aztec city. It only contains one temple. However, it is similar to the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan.

The third empire to build a sacred precinct, was the Mayan Empire. It was built in Tikal. It was the largest religious site for a long time. It has a size of 114244 blocks, being 338 x 338 blocks. It holds one large temple, the Gran Jaguar.

Record

The Largest Sacred Precinct first belonged to Tenochtitlan, which has a 109 365 block area.

Tikal then barely beat this record having an area of 114 224 blocks, merely 4859 blocks more than Tenochtitlan.

Teotitlán beat this record having an 173 889 block area, beating the Tikal record with 59 665 blocks and Tenochtitlan with 64 524 blocks.