Wednesday, February 17, 2010

List of Mesoamerican pyramids


List of Mesoamerican pyramids

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Altun HaBelizeMaya16200 to 900 CEAltun Ha Belize.jpg
CaracolBelizeMayaCaracol-Temple.jpg
LamanaiBelizeThe High TempleMayaPre-Classic PeriodIMG 5790.JPG
LamanaiBelizeThe Temple of the JaguarMayaPre-Classic PeriodIMG 5839.JPG
LubaantunBelizeMaya730 to 890 CELubaantun's structures are mostly built of large stone blocks laid with no mortar, primarily black slate rather than the limestone typical of the region.Lubaantun-structure.jpg
LubaantunBelizeMaya730 to 890 CELubaantun includes many small step pyramids as well as the larger one.Lubantuun black slate.jpg
Nim Li PunitBelizeMayatallest 12.2400 to 800 CENim Li Punit has several small step pyramids.
XunantunichBelizeEl CastilloMaya40600 to 900 CEXunantunich main temple.jpg
San Andrés, El Salvadorthe Bell of San AndrésMaya600 to 900 CEThis is a scale model of structure 5. There are several other smaller structures that may be similar to pyramids on the site.Piramide5 campana sanandres.jpg
Tazumal El SalvadorMaya250 to 900 CETemplo tazumal.jpg
AguatecaGuatemalaMaya6760 to 830 CEThis temple pyramid was left unfinished when the city was abandoned.Aguateca-plaza.jpg
Dos PilasGuatemalaLD-49Maya20after 629 CEThis pyramid's main stairway (known as Hieroglyphic Stairway 2) contains at least eighteen hieroglyphic steps.
Dos PilasGuatemalaEl DuendeMayaafter 629 CEThis temple pyramid was built by enlarging and terracing a natural hill some way from the site core, giving the impression of a single massive structure.
KaminaljuyuGuatemalaMaya250 CEKaminaljuyu contains some 200 platforms and pyramidal mounds at least half of which were made before 250 CE. Some of these were used to hold temples on top.
El MiradorGuatemalaLa DantaMaya72300 BCE to 100 CELa Danta pyramid temple has an estimated volume of 2,800,000 cubic meters which makes it one of the largest pyramids in the world.
El MiradorGuatemalaEl TigreMaya55300 BCE to 100 CE
Mixco ViejoGuatemalaMaya1100 to 1500 CEMixco Viejo.jpg
TikalGuatemalaMaya47Tikal Temple1 2006 08 11.JPG
CopánHondurasMayaCopán has several overlapping step-pyramids.CopanRuins.jpg
BonampakMexicoThe Temple of the MuralsMaya580 to 800 CEBonampak pyramid.jpg
CalakmulMexicoThe Great PyramidMaya55
Chichen Itza MexicoEl CastilloMaya55.330Chichen Itza 3.jpg
CholulaMexicoThe Great Pyramid of CholulaXelhua450 sq.66Cholula Pyramid.jpg
CobaMexicoThe Nohoch Mul pyramidCoba42500 to 900 CECoba Nohoch Mul-27527.jpg
CobaMexicoLa IglesiaCoba500 to 900 CECoba Group Pyramid-27527.jpg
CobaMexicoCrossroads TempleCoba500 to 900 CECoba Crossroads Temple.jpg
El TajínMexicoPyramid of the NichesClassic Veracruz18El Tajín Pyramid of the Niches.jpg
La VentaMexicoThe Great PyramidOlmec33This is one of the earliest pyramids known in Mesoamerica. It was made out of an estimated 100,000 cubic meters of earth fill. The current conical shape of the pyramid was once thought to represent nearby volcanoes or mountains, but recent work by Rebecca Gonzalez-Lauck has shown that the pyramid was in fact a rectangular pyramid with stepped sides and inset corners.
PalenqueMexicoTemple of the CrossMayaPalenque tall temple stairs.jpg
PalenqueMexicoTemple of the InscriptionsMaya0150 Palenque.JPG
Santa Cecilia AcatitlanMexicoAztecIn 1962, the architect and archaeologist Eduardo Pareyon Moreno reconstructed and reinforced the pyramid's basement and rebuilt the temple that crowns it.Pyramid of Santa Cecilia.jpg
TenayucaMexicoAztec62 by 50This is the earliest example yet found of the typical Aztec double pyramid, which consists of joined pyramidal bases supporting two temples.Tenayuca.jpg
TenochtitlanMexicoTemplo MayorAztec100 by 801390 to 1500 CETenochtitlan was destroyed by the Spanish. Recreations of this and other pyramids are based on historical text and archaeological ruins.ScaleModelTemploMayor.JPG
TenochtitlanMexicoAztec1325 to 1521 CETenochtitlan was destroyed by the Spanish. Recreations the city are based on historical text and archaeological ruins. This site once included at least half a dozen pyramids.TenochtitlanModel.JPG
TeotihuacanMexicoPyramid of the SunTeotihuacano223.571.232.494There are also dozens of platforms 4 stories high lining the Avenue of the Dead atTeotihuacan. These each step in each story and they have a stair way to the top in front of the platforms.Piramide del Sol 072006.JPG
TeotihuacanMexicoPyramid of the MoonTeotihuacanoPiramide de la Luna 072006.jpg
El TepoztecoMexicoAztec1502 CEPiramidedeltepozteco.jpg
Tula, HidalgoMexicoToltecPanorámica de la zona arqueologica de Tula.JPG
UxmalMexicoPyramid of the MagicianMayaUxmal Pyramid of the Magician.jpg
UxmalMexicoLa Gran PyramideMayaLa Gran Pyramide.jpg
XochicalcoMexicoTemple of the Feather Serpent200 BCE to 900 CEXochicalcotempleofinscriptions.jpg
XochicalcoMexico200 BCE to 900 CEThis is one of several other step-pyramid temples in addition to the Temple of the Feather SerpentMexico xochicalco pyramids.JPG
XochitecatlMexicoThe Pyramid of Flowers100 by 140the Preclassic Period
XochitecatlMexicoThe Spiral Building700 BCEThis is a circular stepped pyramid. The interior of the structure consists of volcanic ash. The building has no stairway giving access to the top, it was climbed by following the spiral form of the building itself.
YaxchilanMexicoMaya600 to 900 CEThis is one of the pyramids on the upper terrace of YaxchilanYaxchilan 1.jpg
This is a list of Mesoamerican pyramids or ceremonial structures. In most cases they are not true pyramids. There are hundreds of these done in many different styles throughout Central America. These were made by several pre-Columbian cultures including the OlmecsMayanToltecs, and Aztecs. In most cases they were made by city states that created many structure in the same style. The style for each city state is usually different. These are usually made out of stone and mortar but some of the earliest may have been made out of clay.

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