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The Governor's Palace, a long low building atop a huge platform, with the longest façades in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. With an approximate azimuth of 118°, the building is oriented to the main pyramid of Cehtzuc, a small site located nearly 5 km to the southeast.
During his rule, between 890-910 AD, some of the largest and most impressive buildings in Uxmal, such as the so-called Nunnery Quadrangle and the Governor's Palace, were built. An inscription at a large ballcourt in Uxmal, for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame , informs us it was dedicated in 901 during the reign of this king.
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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.
At its height, Uxmal was home to about 25,000 people. Like other Puuc sites, the city flourished from 600-1000 AD, with the great building period taking place between 700 and 1000 AD. The name Uxmal means 'thrice-built' in the Mayan language, referring to the many layers of construction of its most imposing structure.
Detail from the Governor's Palace at Uxmal, showing the intricate mosaic facade associated with the Puuc style. The Puuc style originated in the hilly region of western Yucatán during the Terminal Classic period. The basic construction method of Puuc buildings is a concrete and rubble core covered in a cut stone veneer.
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