File:Mexico-6520 - Great Palace at Sayil (4711319393).jpg
Size of this preview: 800 × 539 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 216 pixels | 640 × 431 pixels | 1,024 × 690 pixels | 1,280 × 863 pixels | 2,560 × 1,725 pixels | 4,339 × 2,924 pixels.
Original file (4,339 × 2,924 pixels, file size: 10.69 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary edit
.jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
English: Sayil is a Mayan archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán, in the southwest of the state, south of Uxmal. It was incorporated together with Uxmal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
The Great Palace is one of the most beautiful of all Mayan structures, it is the most important building in Sayil and its lengthy form of three levels contains 98 rooms. The main facade looks to the south and is located on a platform from where the "sacbé" (road) begins. An ample stairway leads from the ground to each of the three floors. Roof of the first and second floors also serve as terraces, since each level is recessed. The walls of the second story are decorated with columns and with large-nosed Chaac masks. The walls are also adorned with sculptures of the Gods "Ah Mucen Cab", or the bee God linked to Venus worship and "Kukulkán", the feathered serpent. All the forms are well-balanced and wide porticos alternate with rows of columns. |
| Date | |
| Source | Mexico-6520 - Great Palace at Sayil |
| Author | Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada |
Licensing edit
.jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by archer10 (Dennis) REPOSTING at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/4711319393. It was reviewed on 28 May 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 16:27, 28 May 2015 | | 4,339 × 2,924 (10.69 MB) | Wilfredor (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
.jpg&oldid=751415243){kind=link}