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El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], 'the Castle'), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The temple building is more formally designated by archaeologists as Chichen Itza Structure 5B18.
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English: El Castillo (pyramid of Kukulcán) in Chichén Itzá Français : El Castillo (pyramide de Kukulkan) à Chichén Itzá , Mexique. This image was created with Hugin .
El Castillo at Chichén Itzá being climbed by tourists. Source: Jaakko Sakari Reinikainen ( ulayiti ) {{GFDL-self}} Category:Mexican Pre-Columbian sites \ File usage
Dominating the North Platform of Chichen Itza is the Temple of Kukulcán (a Maya feathered serpent deity similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl). The temple was identified by the first Spaniards to see it, as El Castillo ("the castle"), and it regularly is referred to as such. [44]
El Castillo, Chichen Itza. Mesoamerican pyramids form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture.Although similar in some ways to Egyptian pyramids, these New World structures have flat tops (many with temples on the top) and stairs ascending their faces, more similar to ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ca.wikipedia.org Temple de Kukulkan; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Pyramide des Kukulcán; Jaguarthron
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