Its buildings exhibit classic Maya architecture. The Temple of the Frescoes, for instance, which retains faint traces of blue-green frescoes, has a vaulted roof and triangular architecture.
As one Maya calendar reaches the end of a cycle, we take a look at how an ancient people understood their place in the cosmos ...
Those who travel to the Yucatán Peninsula will recognize the beautiful temple complexes and ruined cities of the Ancient Maya. Peaking in the Maya Classic Period of 250-900 CE, this civilization was ...
Maya Lin is a contemporary Asian-American artist and architect ... Somewhere between science and art, art and architecture, public and private, east and west,” she has explained. “I am always trying ...
Going to war and buying and selling things were important parts of Maya society. Art and architecture were important too. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been ...