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It also is known as the Temple of the Great Jaguar because of a lintel that represents a king sitting upon a jaguar throne. [1] An alternative name is the Temple of Ah Cacao, after the ruler buried in the temple. [nb 1] Temple I is a typically Petén-styled limestone stepped pyramid structure that is dated to approximately 732 AD.
The roof comb of Temple III standing above the forest canopy. Tikal Temple III, also known as the Temple of the Jaguar Priest, [1] was one of the principal temple pyramids at the ancient Maya city of Tikal, in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala. The temple stands approximately 55 metres (180 ft) tall. [1]
Less clearly classifiable as deities are jaguar protectors (perhaps ancestors) and jaguar transformers. The Water Lily Jaguar (so called because of the water lily on its head) is both a giant jaguar protector, looming large above the king (e.g., Tikal wooden lintel 3, temple I), and a transformer often shown amidst flames.
Temple III (also known as the Temple of the Jaguar Priest) was the last of the great pyramids to be built at Tikal. It stood 55 meters (180 ft) tall and contained an elaborately sculpted but damaged roof lintel, possibly showing Dark Sun engaged in a ritual dance around AD 810. [ 70 ]
The Temple of the Small Tables which is an unrestored mound. And the Thompson's Temple (referred to in some sources as Palace of Ahau Balam Kauil), a small building with two levels that has friezes depicting Jaguars (balam in Maya) as well as glyphs of the Maya god Kahuil.
Title: Atlantean Figures from Temple of Jaguars, Chichén Itzá Photograph date: ca. 1895-ca. 1935 Building Date: 9th-12th century Location: North and Central America: Mexico; Chichen Itzá Materials: gelatin silver print Image: 6.5 x 9 in.; 16.51 x 22.86 cm Style: Mayan Provenance: Transfer from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Many of the temples associated with Tezcatlipoca are built facing east–west, as Olivier quotes Felipe Solis: "the sacred building of the war god [Tezcatlipoca] was in direct relation with the movement of the sun, in the same manner of the Great Temple was, their façades being towards the West". [14] There are also several references to momoztli.
The Palace in Palenque Governor's Palace, Uxmal Tikal Chichen Itza, Great Ball Court, Temple of the Jaguars. The following tables show the different phases of Mesoamerican architecture and archeology and correlates them with the cultures, cities, styles and specific buildings that are notable from each period.