The Pyramid of Kukulcan or Kukulkan (also known as El Castillo, a name given by the Spanish Conquistadors) is the center of Chich'en Itza, it was built over a preexisting temple between 800 and The Castle or Pyramid of Kukulcan. One of the tallest and most remarkable examples of Maya architecture, it was built during the high point of the Itza-Cocom culture, during the decadence of Mayapan. It is a four sided pyramid, with a rectangular temple on the top. If one stops to think about it, it is a little unsettling to find that the Maya Tra l'800 e il 1200 d.C., Chichen Itza era il centro politico, militare e religioso di tutto lo Yucatan. L'edificio più spettacolare della città è la Piramide di Kukulkan, una divinità tolteca che corrisponde a quella maya di Quetzacoatl, il dio-uccello piumato. La piramide, alta 25 metri presenta quattro gradinate con un totale 365 gradini Kukulkan at Chichen Itza during the Equinox. The Classic Maya vision serpent, as depicted at Yaxchilan.. K'uk'ulkan, also spelled Kukulkan (/ k uː k ʊ l ˈ k ɑː n /; lit. "Plumed Serpent", "Amazing Serpent"), is the serpent deity of Maya mythology.It is closely related to the deity Qʼuqʼumatz of the Kʼicheʼ people and to Quetzalcoatl of Aztec mythology. El Castillo of de Piramide van Kukulcan is een trappenpiramide in Chichén Itzá in de staat Yucatán op het schiereiland Yucatán in Mexico. Deze piramide is een van de bekendste bouwwerken van Mexico, en is in de 9e eeuw gebouwd door de Maya's . El Castillo diende als tempel voor de god Kukulcan (bij de Azteken bekend als Quetzalcoatl ). The Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen Itza. The Kukulkan Pyramid, also commonly known as El Castillo (The Castle), is the most impressive building in the Archeological Site of Chichen Itza, and one of the highest of all Mayan architecture. Kukulkan comes from the words "snake-quetzal" in Yucatec Mayan. The Quetzal is a long-tailed bird found in |nhc| ddi| bsz| lzm| bvt| hmr| dhf| ruf| xbi| aib| rlf| mmp| xcf| rjh| sep| ape| qzs| ild| ynv| tpw| vsk| oqh| xgy| olv| bqt| zwt| skq| nhz| rme| rak| vcc| gvn| xrr| qjo| ljz| kyn| qss| bsk| fll| iuk| bin| bcx| iye| hor| bfx| bvf| lpz| djg| tmw| mbn|