The most beautiful temples of the ancient Maya

Maya civilization, located mainly in the northern region of Central America - one of the great pre-Columbian civilizations. In 250-900 BC. e. Most of the Maya city-states reached the peak of development.

An important indication of this is the ancient Mayan temples, which were built nearly all Maya cities. For reasons that are still not known, most Mayan centers fell into disrepair over the following centuries and turned into ruins.

Lamanai

Located in the northern part of Belize, Lamanai was once the largest city of the Maya. Archaeologists have not yet fully explored all of the remaining ruins of the city. Their work focused on the rehabilitation and restoration of the further 33-meter temple, located on the territory of the ruined city. This is one of the most beautiful temples of the ancient Maya

Koba

Coba - ancient Mayan city, which is located in Mexico. It was a fairly large city, which could accommodate about 50 000 inhabitants. Most of these monuments were built between 500 and 900 years. Koba contains few large pyramidal temples. The tallest pyramid Nohoch Mul is about 42 meters in height.

Caracol

Caracol - large Mayan city, located in the territory of Belize. The city's area was 168 square kilometers. At the peak of development. The town was inhabited by 150,000 residents. It has survived 43 meter pyramid Canna.

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Copan

A city located in western Honduras was relatively large, but quite well-known thanks to a series of remarkable stelae. Some of the stone structures at Copan, date back to the 9th century BC. The city preserved Mayan temple, 30 meters high.

Tulum

Tulum is located on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. He once served as the main port city of Coba. Tulum was built around 1200 AD, when the Mayan civilization was already in decline.

Calakmul

Calakmul - owner of more than 6,500 preserved ancient buildings, among which - pyramidal temple, about 55 meters high.

Palenque

Palenque - ancient Maya city located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Most of the structures in Palenque date from around 600 AD. e. - 800 AD. e., including the Temple.

Uxmal

Uxmal - the most well-preserved Mayan city located in Mexico. On the territory of this city preserved pyramidal structure 40-meters. Studying the pyramid, archaeologists have come to the conclusion that it was built in 5 phases, starting from the 6th century and until the 10th century.

Tikal

Located in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala, Tikal is perhaps the most spectacular of all Mayan cities. Tikal was the largest Mayan city with a population of 100,000 to 200,000 people. Tikal has 6 very large piramid- temples. The largest temple pyramid about 72 meters high, was built in 720 AD.

Chichen Itza

El Castillo is the nickname of one of the most impressive Mayan temples, which is found in the city of Chichen Itza. The construction of the temple has a special astronomical significance. Each face of the pyramid has a staircase step 91, which together with the common steps in the upper part, has steps- 365 days per year.