Which culture established the artistic standards held by the aztecs in mexico?

Toltec is the culture established the artistic standards held by the Aztecs in Mexico. 
Toltec culture is an archaeological Mesoamerican culture, dominated central Mexico in the capital city of Tollan. The Aztec culture saw the Toltecs as their knowledgeable and cultural predecessors and describing Toltec culture as the incarnation of civilization.

City because the country has land and not that many things that can get damaged.