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1843. Dovecote. Looking southwest along north facade, showing entire remaining roofcomb. 8 of the original 9 stepped, perforated gable-shaped sections had partially survived.
Scanned from Stephens, Incidents of Travel
in Yucatan, 1843; Vol. I, facing p. 318. |
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2003. Same view as in print at left, here the middle and the right sections of the Dovecote with grand staircase cleared.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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2003. Looking southeast along north facade, showing left and central portions of roofcomb, collapsed room vaults and grand staircase.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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1895. South facade, opposite from photos of north facade above, showing state of survival.
Scanned from Holmes, Archaeological Studies among the Ancient Cities of Mexico, 1895, pl.vi. |
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South facade of Dovecote, showing that portions of the roofcomb have survived even though fronts of the vaulted rooms below have collapsed.
Jan. 2001 |
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Detail of official INAH plaque, showing original position of figurative sculpture on roofcomb.
Jan. 2002 |
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Looking northwest along south face of the Dovecote; most of the roofcomb miraculously preserved over thirteen centuries.
Jan. 2001
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Looking west along south face of roofcomb, showing east end and projecting tenons (see photos below).
Jan. 2001 |
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East end of surviving portion of roofcomb, showing narrow width and structure (perspective distortion because photographed from below).
Jan. 2001 |
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Sections of partly surviving roofcomb toward left (west) end of south face. Photo at right shows straight-on view of same sections.
Jan. 2001 |
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3rd gable-shaped section (counting west-to-east), showing projecting tenon which would originally have held stucco figure.
Jan. 2001 |
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Detail of area in photo at left, showing stucco remains behind projecting tenoned stone that originally held stucco figure.
Jan. 2001 |
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