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Itzá, State Quintana Roo, México El Castillo (Kukulcan Temple) Early Postclassic (900-1200 AD) XI-XIII centuries AD |
Comments: In Mayan languages the words for snake and sky are identical. The "undulating" towards the sky silhouette of the multi-level Kukulcan Temple provides for a great example of the situation when architectural structural symbolism nicely compliments linguistics. |
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