Detail view of section of wall with smaller stones placed in the spaces between large boulders, at the Plaza of the Thousand Columns at Chichen Itza, Mexico.
Detail view of wall along one side of the Ball Court at Chichen Itza, Mexico. "The Great Ballcourt of Chichen Itza, measuring 146 m x 36 m, is the largest in Mesoamerica. It was constructed between 1050 and 1200 CE and is also unusual in that the sides of the court are vertical and not sloped as in most other courts. Temple platforms close off each end of the court. The lower parts of the walls and the ring on each wall are decorated with carvings of snakes. The dimensions of the court are so grand that it is difficult to envisage actual games being played here. The rings, for example, through which players had to direct the solid rubber ball, are placed at a height of 8 m. The relief carvings on the walls of the court remind us of the ritual function of ball games; for example, there is a gruesome scene of two seven-man teams facing each other and one team captain decapitating the losing captain of the opposition. It is a scene repeated on all six relief panels along the two benches of the ballcourt,"--Ancient History Encyclopedia.
Exterior view of stone wall extending out with landscaped area behind it at the Anthony house in Benton Harbor, Michigan, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1949.