- Daylight view of group of the Cross

Object Name: Daylight view of group of the Cross
Creation Date: 200-900 AD
Culture: Classic Maya
Site: Palenque, Chiapas
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Image source: © Dr. Manuel Aguilar
The temple of the Cross is supported by the highest platform of the group, in keeping with the celestial associations that north commands in Maya cosmology. The preserved facade of the Temple of the Cross depicts witz masks, demonstrating once again that temples such as these were conceived as sacred mountains.

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