Chichén Itzá
Title
Chichén Itzá
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 24, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
El Castillo
Temple of Kukulkan
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photographer)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
c. 1000
Work Location
Mexico (nation)
Chichén Itzá (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Late Classic
Subject
stepped pyramids
Description
View of El Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico. "Kukulkan Pyramid was built for astronomical purposes and during the vernal equinox (March 20) and the autumnal equinox (September 21) at about 3pm the sunlight bathes the western balustrade of the pyramid's main stairway. This causes 7 isosceles triangles to form imitating the body of a serpent roughly 37 yards long that creeps downwards until it joins the huge serpent's head carved in stone at the bottom of the stairway. Mexican researcher Luis El Arochi calls it "the symbolic descent of Kukulkan" (means the feathered serpent), and believes it could have been connected with agricultural rituals,"--Chichen Itza website.
Material/Medium
stone (worked rock)
limestone
Measurements
79 feet tall, 152 feet at base
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
2017MX-046
- Date Added
- January 16, 2018
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- Mayan, pyramids, steps
- Citation
- “Chichén Itzá,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17432.