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July 23rd, 2010, 08:23 AM
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Mexican Architecture (PreColombian era)
Hello, i will use this thread to illustrate the architecture of Precolombian Mexico. I will either focus on a entire city or an individual Structure..hope you enjoy it.
Most notable structures are Temples, Palaces, Ball courts, observatories Styles of architecture Mayan- Puuc, Chenes, Rio Bec, Palenque, Peten, Other Zapotec Toltec Teotihuacan Aztec Veracruz(El Tajin etc) Olmec And any other Independent city state or culture Last edited by Adrian12345Lugo; July 12th, 2011 at 01:22 PM. |
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July 23rd, 2010, 08:24 AM
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I will start of with a prime example of Puuc Mayan Architecture
(I will take time to revisit this site in greater detail) Uxmal 600-900AD image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/51188517@N00/3420181502/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcbabej/3732507407/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianaustral/3460431486/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/iraph/4577742721/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/vagabondiamo/2252708893/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikacea/3955317171/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tar_zan/3965743839/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/aist/3151341888/ Last edited by Adrian12345Lugo; September 1st, 2010 at 10:56 AM. |
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July 23rd, 2010, 08:48 AM
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More of Uxmal
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July 23rd, 2010, 09:01 AM
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July 23rd, 2010, 03:08 PM
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The Nunnery Quadrangle, Uxmal
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July 25th, 2010, 12:05 AM
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Chacmultun, Yucatan, Puuc Architecture 600-900AD
Chacmultun Palace group building 1  http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...20091216101703  http://mayaruins.com/chacmultun/m1_058.html  http://mayaruins.com/chacmultun/m1_076.html  http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...20091216103920  http://mayaruins.com/chacmultun/m1_078.html  http://mayaruins.com/chacmultun/m1_075.html  http://mayaruins.com/chacmultun/m1_070.html  http://mayaruins.com/chacmultun/m1_062.html Last edited by Adrian12345Lugo; August 26th, 2011 at 12:23 PM. |
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July 25th, 2010, 12:11 AM
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July 25th, 2010, 08:24 PM
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The architecture of the classic period is what I love especially. And not just the architecture, but also the art in general.
The Teotihuacan exhibition at the Branly in Paris last year did an especially fine job linking the art/artifacts with the context -- in many cases, both site/location and architecture. But nothing comes close to seeing the actual sites, perhaps with a pocket copy of the Popol Vuh in one hand. |
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July 25th, 2010, 08:29 PM
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BTW, in a discussion of Mayan and pre-Columbian architecture, perhaps you should inlclude the great ones situated in neighboring countries: specifically, the ones in Guatemala, and the great monuments in the Southwestern USA. They were all interconnected, and modern-day national distinctions are meaningless in this context.
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July 26th, 2010, 05:25 AM
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Izapa 600 BCE-100 CE
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July 26th, 2010, 06:20 AM
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Spectacular, simply spectacular...
Amazing thread, congrats. 
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July 26th, 2010, 07:41 AM
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this is mayan architecture not mexican
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July 26th, 2010, 10:34 PM
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Xochitecatl
Xochitecatl is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican State of Tlaxcala, 18km southwest of Tlaxcala city. The major architecture dates to the Middle Preclassic Period (1000-400 B.C.) |
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July 26th, 2010, 10:42 PM
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"Pyramid of the flowers" (Xochitecatl)
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July 26th, 2010, 10:51 PM
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