
Palacio del Quetzalpapálotl o de las Mariposas
Estructura
It is located in the southwest corner of the Plaza de la Luna. It emphasizes its interior patio, whose pillars are adorned with bas-reliefs that represent birds of profile and of front with the extended wings. The porticos of its four rooms are decorated with murals such as “Grecas escalonadas y discos de mica”, geometric design that is extended in all the walls of the Porticos 1, 3 and 4. It also stands out “Ondas, ojos y volutas”, which is formed by two bands, one on top of the other, which are curved and point upwards at regular intervals, forming a very open U that seems to simulate water waves.
Stepped fretwork and mica discs: This mural is a geometric design that extends throughout the walls of Porticos 1, 3 and 4 of the Palacio del Quetzalpapallotl. It is framed above and on the sides by a border composed of wide geometric scrolls defined by a narrow perimeter line that describes its contour. The design, formed by a simple fretwork and a stepped motif that was painted green, is repeated at regular intervals.
Fuente, Beatriz de la (coord.), 1995, La pintura mural prehispánica en México Teotihuacán, volume I, Mexico, UNAM/IIE.
Waves, eyes and scrolls: Its design is simple, geometrical and of few colors. It is made up of two bands, one placed above the other, which curve and point upwards at regular intervals, describing a very open U; they seem to simulate water waves. In sections, also regular and interrupting the path of the bands, there are five semicircular shapes, with a disk in the center and placed vertically. A border composed of white scrolls outlined in dark red frames the design of waves and semicircular forms above and below; the upper part of the wall is flat, in dark red and without design.
Fuente, Beatriz de la (coord.), 1995, La pintura mural prehispánica en México Teotihuacán, volume I, Mexico, UNAM/IIE.
