HISTORY OF MESO-AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE

YAXCHILAN No.1

• Building 33. Late Classic; A.D.600-900

• The ruins of Yaxchilan is located in the midstream of the Usumacinta River and the building groups lie along slender man-made esplanades set into the bank of the river.
• The architecture of yaxchilan seems more influenced by the Palenque more than El Peten region.
  The roof-combs of the buildings are wider and higher than those of Palenque.
  The richly carved lintels in Yaxchilan were made of limestone while Tical's were of hard sapodilla wood.

Photo: Kohichi Hotta

[No.1]Building 33 : [No.2]Building 6

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