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This building, the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent, dates to back 200 AD and is distinguished by its profuse decoration of stone reliefs. The sculptural program consists of feathered serpents and heads with headdresses belonging to a representation previously identified with the rain deity, or Tlaloc, and more recently with the crocodile god, or Cipactli. The bodies of the serpents run along the walls, taludes and tableros, undulating between snails and bivalves. Originally, the pyramid had seven superimposed bodies; today only four remain. Each side of the pyramid was abundantly decorated with these sculptures placed on the talud and the tablero of each section, as well as on the balustrades that frame the central staircase that faces west.