File:Mexico-6138 - The Acropolis (recommend reading) (4666968779).jpg
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The Acropolis is the largest building at the site and one of the largest Mayan structures in the Yucatan, it measures over 151 m ( 495 ft) long, 60 m (197 ft) wide and 30 m (98 ft) high. This unique religious-civil edifice was, beside its use for religious ceremonies, the home of governors and the higher classes of society. As in many other monumental temples of the Mundo Maya, it is a result of many generations of construction, layer upon layer, this structure consists of six levels, The Mayans, like many other Mesoamerican cultures, employed the tradition of adding a new "shell" of construction, covering the prior temple. It was often done in 52-year cycles, a time lapse of great importance according to the Mayan calendar.Archaeologists have excavated part of the temple in order to reveal the underlying levels of construction. That has left the façade in-intact, so to speak. But, for what they found beneath the temple wall, it was worth it! |
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| Author | Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada |
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