HISTORY OF MESO-AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
MONTE ALBAN No.4
: Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico; from Formative to Classic; B.C.500-A.D.950
Complex IV seen from the northeast.
- Complex IV was built in Monte Alban III(Classic Period) with the characteristic design under the influence of Teotihuacan's Talud-Tablero Style.
Panoramic view of the Great Plaza from the South Mound.
- Complex IV which is seen the left side is consisted of the temple on the pyramid, the access platform and the courtyard.
- The polygonal building in foreground is the Mound J.
Photo: Kohichi Hotta
[No.1]Panoramic view
: [No.2]Complex H
: [No.3]Complex M
[No.4]Complex IV
: [No.5]Ball Court
: [No.6]North Mound, Stele
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