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Mayan astronomers used observatories such as this one, located in the ancient city of Chichén Itzá. Windows at the top level, now partially destroyed, were strategically placed to observe the positions of sunrise and sunset and the motions of the Moon and Venus.

This photo was taken by Bruno Girin, who posted it on Flickr July 25, 2005 and released the image under CC-BY-SA terms.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bruno Girin at https://www.flickr.com/photos/16405999@N00/28484043. It was reviewed on 1 April 2008 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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current00:53, 21 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 00:53, 21 February 2007853 × 1,280 (355 KB)Brian Brondel (talk | contribs)Mayan astronomers used observatories such as this one, located in the ancient city of Chichén Itzá. Windows at the top level, now partially destroyed, were strategically placed to observe the positions of sunrise and sunset and the motions of the Moon a
00:52, 21 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 00:52, 21 February 2007853 × 1,280 (355 KB)Brian Brondel (talk | contribs)Mayan astronomers used observatories such as this one, located in the ancient city of Chichén Itzá. Windows at the top level, now partially destroyed, were strategically placed to observe the positions of sunrise and sunset and the motions of the Moon a

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