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The Pyramid of Kukulcan

The Pyramid of Kukulcan. By:Hanen Fernandez and Syclair Jones. the pyramid of KUKULCAN. Introduction. We have built the Temple of Kukulcan located in Chichen Itza, in the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico. It’s also known as “the Castle” or “El Castillo”.

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The Pyramid of Kukulcan

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  1. The Pyramid of Kukulcan By:Hanen Fernandez and Syclair Jones

  2. the pyramid of KUKULCAN

  3. Introduction • We have built the Temple of Kukulcan located in Chichen Itza, in the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico. • It’s also known as “the Castle” or “El Castillo”. • The early inhabitants were the Itza (a maya group). • Founded in the year 514 of our era

  4. How It’s made • It’s been said it was made by Maya and Toltec influences. • It’s a stepped pyramid with a staircase on each side. • Kukulcan stands about 90 feet tall, with a total of 365 steps the number of days in a year and 18 terrace segments the number of months in the Mayan calendar.

  5. How It’s made cont. • The diagonal axis of the structure points toward the sunrise of the summer solstice. • The terraces fall on the staircases so that a zigzag pattern appears ending with the serpent head at the bottom of the staircase - representing the body of the plumed serpent Kukulcan descending from his temple atop the pyramid to bless the earth.  

  6. Where’d the name come from ? • The name Kukulcan came from a Mayan supreme god to whom the Maya attributed many functions.

  7. Where’d the name come from cont. • He was the god of the four elements, the creator god, and the god of reincarnation and ressurection. These are the four Elements.

  8. Where’d the name come from cont. • Kukulcan originated from Toltec myth were he was a divine hero who taught the Toltecs laws, fishing, healing, the calendar and agri-culture.

  9. Activities in Cancun • If you were to visit Kukulcan you would be in the area of Cancun were you could swim with dolphins, parasail, go on a jungle tour, have an exotic dinner and way more !

  10. COMPARE AND CONTRAST • Compared to other pyramids Kukulcan is more unique because of it’s serpent design. • Also the fact that it’s make up is totally based on the Mayan calendar.

  11. Compare and contrast cont. • Kukulkan is the largest pyramid of all the pyramids in Chichen Itza.

  12. Kukulcan building facts • It took over 20 years to build Kukulcan. • Kukulcan was a pyramid built with a larger pyramid put on top of an older one.(When the mexican government got inside of it they found a smaller pyramid buried underneath it and it’s now open to tourist.) • Inside of the temple chamber is a Chac Mool statue and a throne in the shape of a jaguar, painted red with spots made of inlaid jade. • Made by mesoamerican cultures.

  13. History of CHICHEN ITZA • Chichen Itza is about 25 miles southeast of Merida. • Chichen Itza is known as the most famous Mayan archaeological site in the state Yucatan. • It contains two different principal areas:Chichen Viejo and Chichen Nuevo.

  14. History of the Maya • The Mayan origanated about 3,000 years ago in present-day Guatemala, Honduras,Belize, and Mexico. • The empire in the south died out most likely due to disease, drought , political upheaval, and overpopulation, but the people n the north flourished. • The Maya were very skilled including making a sophisticated language, developing a social class system, and using mathematics.

  15. Bibliography • http://cancun.travel/en/things-to-do/mayan-culture/chichen-itza/ • http://www.jonbales.com/yucatan/ChichenItza/Pyramid.htm • http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/kukulcan.html • http://www.allaboutcancun.com/cancun-activities-a-178.html • http://www.chichenitza.com/listingview.php?listingID=4 • http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/chichen-itza-facts.html

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