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Mayan Architecture: Puuc and Rio Bec Styles

Explore the unique characteristics and features of Mayan architecture, including the Puuc and Rio Bec styles. Discover the use of concrete, stone cladding, and intricate decorations in these ancient structures.

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Mayan Architecture: Puuc and Rio Bec Styles

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  1. Mayanarchitecture: p. 2 fot. Barbara Widera

  2. Edzna (Puuc style) fot. Barbara Widera

  3. Sculpted stone cladding set on the concretecore fot. Barbara Widera

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  14. Puuc style • the introduction of concrete walls as the building cores instead of thick stone blows joined with lime and silt mortar • the use of concrete allowed to obtain higher and more stable rooms • the buildings were covered with carved stone cladding, set on a concrete core • the rhythm was given by rectangular entranceopenings • the lower facades were finished with smooth stone slabs • the rich decorations of the upper parts of the buildings were covered with colorful stone mosaics • frequent motifs were images of a jaguar, a vulture, a snake, as well as repetitive sequences of geometric patterns and masks, probably depicting ChaacMol

  15. Kabah –Puuc style fot. Barbara Widera

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  23. Ek Balam fot. Barbara Widera

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  25. RíoBec Style Rio Bec, Campeche, Meksyk: główna budowla w Grupie B, fot. HJPD, CC BY-SA 3.0

  26. Styl RíoBec • Temples-pyramids in the Rio Bec style arose from the 7th to the 12th century in the central lowland part of the Mayan empire • they are characterized by a system with two external, stone towers tapering upwards and a lower central building • the towers had very steep stairs, which did not serve to climb but were only decorative • the temples on the upper platforms also had no function, they had a full structure, no rooms inside, justniches on the front side • the buildings probably had a symbolic character, their shape resembled real temples, eg Tikal; their actual function is unknown today

  27. Muyil fot. Barbara Widera

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