The Aztec Ruins National Monument is one of the largest and best preserved Ancestral Pueblo ruins, built around 1110. It is not built by the Aztec Indians of central America, as the name may imply. Anglo settlers named the place Aztec, thinking it was Cortez's conquest of Mexico.
It contains nearly 450 rooms, some which remain intact. It stands three stories tall and 900-year old roof timbers cover rooms with intact plaster. The first builders layed-out a great master plan as a settlement. It is believed that these were public buildings, civic centers or places of worship for their community. We were impressed with the size of this place. One wall is 800-yards long and the ruins are wider than a football field. Also amazing, the National Park allows you to explore some of the dark chambers, with the timber roof still intacted.
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