yes it was origanly built on a lake
The Lake Texcoco was a lake on which the Aztecs built a city called Tenochtitlan. The Spaniards later built Mexico City on Tenochtitlan, which is now the present day capital of Mexico. The lake is now completely drained.
At the site of Lake Texcoco, the Aztecs built a city called, Tenochititlan. They built the city on an island in the lake for added protection.
No, Brigham Young did not find Salt Lake City. He built it. He lead the Mormons from Illinois to Utah, and they built a city on shores of the great salt lake.
A huge lake
every ancient greek city
The Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan, was built on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. The city was connected to the mainland by causeways and canals.
The Aztecs built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake Texcoco. It was the largest city in the Aztec Empire and is now present-day Mexico City.
Cities are exclusively a human phenomenon, so all ancient cities were built by humans. Which ethnic group of humans built the city depends on which city we are talking about.
The Aztecs capital city, Tenochititan, was built over Texcoco Lake.
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Amman Jordan was built on top of the ancient city of Philadelphia