Having been capital of a vast pre-Hispanic empire, and also the capital of richest viceroyalty within the Spanish Empire (ruling over a vast territory in the Americas and Spanish West Indies), and, finally, the capital of the United Mexican States, Mexico City has a rich history of artistic expression. Since the mesoamerican pre-Classical period the inhabitants of the settlements around Lake Texcoco produced many works of art and complex craftsmanship, some of which are today displayed at the world-renowned National Museum of Anthropology and the Templo Mayor museum. While many pieces of pottery and stone-engraving have survived, the great majority of the Amerindian iconography was destroyed during the Conquest of Mexico. COUNT 4
QSN1 When did Mexico City lost most of its artifacts?  ANS1 Conquest of Mexico QSN2 When did the complex art of Mexico City begin? ANS2 pre-Classical period QSN3 What holds most of the old art of the Mexico city region? ANS3 National Museum of Anthropology and the Templo Mayor museum QSN4 What are the main artifacts that have survived?  ANS4 pottery and stone-engraving