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Cacaxtla (Nahuatl pronunciation: [kaˈkaʃtɬaːn]) is an archaeological site located near the southern border of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It contains a sprawling palace with vibrantly colored murals painted in Maya style. The nearby site of Xochitecatl was a more public ceremonial complex associated with Cacaxtla.
Hisham's Palace; Jerusalem (Western Wall Tunnel, City of David, Pool of Bethesda, Southern Wall excavations and its Jerusalem pilgrim road and many more in the Old City of Jerusalem and outside the old city...) Khirbat al-Minya; Khirbet al-Ra’i; Khirbet Kerak; Khirbet Qeiyafa; Lachish; Laura of Euthymius; Magdala; Mamshit; Masada; Mount ...
Xochitecatl lies 1 km west of, and within sight of, the contemporary Classic Period site of Cacaxtla, distinguished by its famous painted murals in Maya style. Xochitecatl is located 500m north of the modern town of Xochitecatitla and the same distance to the southeast of Atoyatenco .
Palace of Autonomy Museum; Palace of Iturbide [63] (art) Palace of Mining [64] Paleontology Museum – UNAM; Papalote Children’s Museum (IMAX screen) [65] The Postal Museum; Papalote museo del niño (IMAX Screen) Pinacoteca de la Profesa [66] R. Flores Magon Casa de la Cultura – Ex Ejido San Pablo Tepetlapa; Rafael Solana Cultural Center [67]
The palace observation tower at Palenque. Palaces – indigenous American civilizations such as the Olmecs, Mayans, Zapotecs, Aztecs, Mixtecs, Moche, Toltecs, Inca, Chimú, Nazca and many more built elaborate palaces. The Mayan palace in Palenque is one of the best examples of Mayan palace architecture.
Overview of the central plaza of the Maya city of Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico), an example of Classic period Mesoamerican architecture. Mesoamerican architecture is the set of architectural traditions produced by pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, traditions which are best known in the form of public, ceremonial and urban monumental buildings and structures.
Copan, 'Reviewing Stand' with simian musicians Labna, Palace, vaulted passage. The layout of the Maya towns and cities, and more particularly of the ceremonial centers where the royal families and courtiers resided, is characterized by the rhythm of immense horizontal stucco floors of plazas often located at various levels, connected by broad and often steep stairs, and surmounted by temple ...
The most famous example of Talavera in the capital city is the Casa de los Azulejos, or House of Tiles, which is an 18th-century palace built by the Count del Valle de Orizaba family. What makes this palace, in the City of Palaces, distinct is that its façade on three sides is completely covered in expensive, blue-and-white tile ...