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1917. "Fig. 19. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. East building." (each of the five outer doorways leads to an outer room with inner room behind; but central rooms are unique in that both their outer and inner rooms also have small shrine rooms at each end).
Published in Seler, “Die Ruinen von Uxmal,” 1917
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1843. "East Building, Casa de las Monjas, Uxmal, Room inside Central Doorway" Vol.I, facing p.308" (outside doorway at left, doorway to back room at right; doorway to a small side room in end wall).
Closely based on Catherwood’s 1841-42
on-site drawing, published in Stephens, Incidents of Travel
in Yucatan, 1843 |
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2003. Same view as in 1843 print at left. The relatively straight vault shape is unusual for Puuc interiors, but common in major Uxmal buildings.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash; in this photo the verticals have not been artificially straightened as has been done in the print at left).
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Central front room, large doorway to backroom at left, showing recent restoration of jambs and lintels.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Detail of new lintels seen in photo at left.
Jan. 2001 (flash) |
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Cental front room, looking north, doorway into unusual, small side room at end of central room.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Large central back room; doorway into front room at left, looking north to endwall with doorway into unusual, small side room at end.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Same central back room; doorway into front room at right, looking south to endwall with doorway small side room.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Second room from left, showing vault lid stones spanning top of vault (not arch keystones).
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Second room from left, showing upper portion of end wall and vaults.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Detail of area in photo at left, showing crosspole with its ends in wall depressions; below seem to be circular airvents filled in with lime concrete to discourage bats and swallows.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Detail of area seen in photos at left.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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