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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.
In 2015, scientists determined that there is a hidden cenote under the Temple of Kukulkan, which has never been seen by archeologists. [12] According to post-Conquest sources (Maya and Spanish), pre-Columbian Maya sacrificed objects and human beings into the cenote as a form of worship to the Maya rain god Chaac.
Kukulkan was a deity closely associated with the Itza state in the northern Yucatán Peninsula, where the religion formed the core of the Territorial religion. [7] Although the worship of Kukulkan had its origins in earlier Maya traditions, the Itza worship of Kukulkan was heavily influenced by the Quetzalcoatl religion of central Mexico. [7]
A smattering of ancient 6 th century B.C. Greek graffiti reveals that a different temple likely existed where the Parthenon now sits.. Clues from drawings made by a shepherd show there was likely ...
Legends of the Hidden Temple (also known as Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie [1]) is a 2016 adventure [2] television film inspired by the mid-1990s game show of the same name. [3] [4] The film follows three siblings who ditch a jungle tour and find themselves undergoing a real-life obstacle course with the help of Kirk Fogg and Olmec. [5]
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The main pyramid El Castillo (the Temple of Kukulkan) displays the appearance of a snake "crawling" down the pyramid at the spring equinox (Unproven). [2] [3] Coba; Dzibilchaltun, Spring equinox, the sun rises so that it shines directly through one window of the temple and out the other.
Researchers discovered a cult temple at the necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto in Tuscany, Italy, dating to the 7 th century.. The temple had somehow remained undiscovered among 120 tombs carved into a ...