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Interior Rooms


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Nunnery, South Building, Uxmal
Interior with unusually straight vault lines, rubble faced with typical "boot" stones visible at right.
Jan. 2002
Concrete-rubble core exposed by fallen surface stones; detail of vault in other room.
Jan. 2001
Opposite end of room in photo at far left. Vault lines unusually straight for Puuc region, but common in major rooms at Uxmal.
Jan. 2002
 Wall beside door with typical cordholder. Cordholders were located just below springing of vaults, beside doorways, to hold poles or ropes, from which curtains could be hung.
Jan. 2001
Decayed wooden lintels,  possibly originals, removed from doorways, stored in room on south side of South Building.
Jan. 2001 (flash)
Detail of same decayed wooden lintels.
Jan. 2001 (flash)
 Light and Sound Show equipment, first installed 1973-1974, in room farthest west on north side.
Jan. 2001 (flash)
Light and Sound show equipment in room on north side.
Jan. 2001 (flash)
Light and Sound show equipment in room on north side.
Jan. 2001 (flash)
 

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