The Toltec city of Tollán (Tula) was ruled by Ce'Acatl Topiltzin (infamously known as Quetzalcóatl) during the years of 950 to 1300 AD. This grand civilization developed a coarser form of architecture and sculpture than was used in the Classic Period. The characteristic features of the Toltec culture were columned halls, colossal statues of the Atlantes, the strange reclining figure of the Chac-mool (red jaguar), and walls of snakes and skulls. The first examples of metalworking brought from Guerrero have also been traced to the Toltec city of Tollán.
Present-day Tula has the finest displays of Toltec art, and basic Toltec design can be seen in the Yucatán at Chichén Itzá, although it has been decorated by Mayan sculptors and artists.
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