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Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The Maya Arch is a false arch, consisting of corbeled stone slabs meeting at the summit in a point (7th-10th CE).
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A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrang...

A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. The Maya Arch is a false arch, consisting of corbeled stone slabs meeting at the summit in a point (7th-10th CE).
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A typical, triangular Maya Arch opens in the South Building of the Quadrang...

The Ball Game Court(Juego de Pelota) in Uxmal(7th-10th) Such enclosures exist in many Mesoamerican ceremonial centers.A rubber ball had to be passed through a stone ring in either wall. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire winning team, was connected with this ritual game.
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The Ball Game Court(Juego de Pelota) in Uxmal(7th-10th) Such enclosures exist i...

Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de Pelota, the ritual ball game of Mesoamerican Indians. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire winning team, was connected with this ritual game (7th-10th CE).
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Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de P...

Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de Pelota, the ritual ball game of Mesoamerican Indians. Human sacrifice, possibly of the captain or the entire winning team, was connected with this ritual game (7th-10th CE).
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Stone ring, through which a rubber ball had to be passed in the Juego de P...

The Governor's Palace, Uxmal. The building is 100 m long and 9 m high and has 24 chambers under an ornate frieze with a cornice like an undulating snake. Rain- god Chac appears between geometric ornaments. A double- headed jaguar, symbol of death, in the foreground.
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The Governor's Palace, Uxmal. The building is 100 m long and 9 m high and ha...

Maya Arch in the facade of the Palace of the Governor, Uxmal. The triangular Maya arches are false arches, consisting of corbeled stone slabs meeting at the summit in a point. The cornice of this arch is formed by an undulating snake (7th-10th CE).
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Maya Arch in the facade of the Palace of the Governor, Uxmal. The triangular Ma...

Heads of the rain-god Tlaloc, not a Mayan deity but one usually connected with the Mexican Central Plateau, on the facade of the Palace of the Governor, Uxmal. The cornice is formed by an undulating serpent (7th-10th CE).
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Heads of the rain-god Tlaloc, not a Mayan deity but one usually connected wi...

Steep stairs of the Great Pyramid, Uxmal, lead to the Macaw Temple (7th-10th CE).
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Steep stairs of the Great Pyramid, Uxmal, lead to the Macaw Temple (7th-10th C...

House of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel. Turtle shells were used in the Mayan rain-invoking rituals (7th-10th CE).
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House of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel...

The Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The Palace has 85 chambers arranged in three tiers, the facade of the middle section has narrow columns, typical of the Puuc-style (7th-10th CE).
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The Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The Palace has...

Narrow columns form the corner of a ruined section of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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Narrow columns form the corner of a ruined section of the Palace in Sayil,...