| Alternative name | Black House of Moctezuma |
|---|---|
| Location | Mexico City |
| History | |
| Material | stone, basalt |
| Cultures | Aztec |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2008 |
| Archaeologists | Elsa Hernández Pons |
The Casa Denegrida de Moctezuma (The Black House of Moctezuma) was part of the royal palace and chambers of Tenochtitlan's ninth tlatoani Moctezuma II. The Black House, or more accurately the black room, was a windowless room fully painted in black where Moctezuma would meditate.[1][2] The floor was made of large irregular black basalt slabs.[3][4]
- ^ Montezuma's palace unearted in Mexico, Nbcnews.com, 11 June 2008
- ^ Moctezuma Palace Structures Discovered, Inah.gob.mx, 9 June 2008
- ^ (in Spanish) Descubren estructuras prehispánicas Archived 2022-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, Inah.gob.mx, 6 June 2008
- ^ (in Spanish) Hallados los restos del palacio del emperador Moctezuma en Ciudad de México, Elpais.com, 6 June 2008