At Tenochtitlan's ceremonial center were the main temple consisting of two stepped pyramids rising side by side on a huge platform and painted in bright red and blue-and palaces painted a dazzling white.blue and palaces painted a dazzling white.Not far was the pyramid of Echecatl, the god of war. Ceremonial and governmental buildings were also in the vicinity, as well as a school for the sons of the nobility and priests, a warrior's council,a ball count,an intimidating tzompantli (oskull rack)for displaying the severed heads of the sacrificed, and several other pyramids and temples. A protective enclosure sealed the area.