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== Building techniques ==
The Aztecs had advanced knowledge of building techniques, and they knew how to adapt their techniques to the local geology and terrain of an area, particularly the soft soil. The builders traditionally constructed stone bases for the temples. J. A. Joyce writes that "[t]he physical geography of Central America was favorable to the rise of the art of building in stone."<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Joyce|first=J. A.|date=1911|title=Some Features of Mexican Architecture|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/858506|journal=The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs|volume=19|issue=99|pages=154–163|jstor=858506|issn=0951-0788}}</ref> Some structures, such as the [[Templo Mayor]] of Tenochtitlan were constructed on top of many hundreds of support piles to help stabilize the building in the marshy terrain surrounding Tenochtitlan.<ref>Wedekind, W., Ruedrich, J. & Siegesmund, S. Natural building stones of Mexico–Tenochtitlán: their use, weathering and rock properties at the Templo Mayor, Palace Heras Soto and the Metropolitan Cathedral. Environ Earth Sci 63, 1787–1798 (2011).
The Aztecs were also known to use gravity to create a running water system, bringing fresh water to the city grid. They also employed terracing to enhance agricultural productivity.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Arco|first1=Lee J.|last2=Abrams|first2=Elliot M.|date=Dec 2006|title=An essay on energetics: the construction of the Aztec chinampa system|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/217578329|journal=Antiquity|volume=80|issue=310|pages=906–918|doi=10.1017/S0003598X00094503|s2cid=162934575 |issn=1745-1744|id={{ProQuest|217578329}}}}</ref>
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