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Columned and Piered Doorways
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Sayil, Great Palace, Left (west) portion of Facade. Looking west along mid-level facade, with vigorous, rhythmic alteration of parts and harmonious proportions.
photo Nov. 1999 |
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1843. Vol.II, facing p.21: "Zayi or Salli, Casa Grande, second terrace, doorway with two columns and small staircase leading to the terrace of the third range".
Closely based on Catherwoods 1841-42
on-site drawing, published in Stephens, Incidents of Travel
in Yucatan, 1843 |
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2003. Sayil, Great Palace, Front (south) Facade, Mid-Level. Portion farthest left, with 1st double-columned doorway (cf. 1843 print at left).
photo Jan. 2003 (200mm lens) |
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This facade is one of the most admired designs in Maya architecture, a highly original composition. The mid-level is composed of four two-column doorways and two narrow doorways leading to interior staircases, interspersed with colonnettes of spool-banded half columns.
photo Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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Sayil, Great Palace, Front (south) Facade, Mid-Level. 2nd (from left) double-columned doorway.
photo Jan. 2001 (200mm lens) |
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Sayil, Great Palace, Front (south) Facade, Mid-Level. 3rd (from left) double-columned doorway.
photo Jan. 2001 (200mm lens) |
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Labná, Palace Group, Upper Level, East Structure. Front facade with two large entryways, each separated by 2 columns into 3 even openings.
photo Jan. 2001 |
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Labná, Palace Group, Upper Level, East Structure. 2-columned entryway at left in photo at left. Each of the 2 columns is composed of 2 drums, rectangular capitals, and corbels.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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Labná, Palace Group, Upper Level, East Structure. 2-columned entryway at right in photo at far-left. Similar design to entryway at left.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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Uxmal, Nunnery, North Building. Courtyard level structure at left of Grand Staircase, the so-called "Temple of Venus". 5 entrances, separated by 4 piers, with the central entrance wider.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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Uxmal, Nunnery. Same building as in photo at left. Showing 4 unusual, square, monolithic piers with bases and capitals.
photo Jan. 2001 |
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Uxmal, Nunnery, North Building. Structure at right of Grand Staircase known as "Building Y". Similar piers to building at left of stairace, but here only 3 entrances separated by 2 piers.
photo Jan. 2001 |
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