Mesoamerican architecture is the set of architectural traditions produced by pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations of Mesoamerica, traditions which... 32 KB (3,451 words) - 01:04, 19 January 2024 |
Mesoamerica (redirect from Mesoamerican) characteristics are most notable in Mesoamerican architecture. Firstly, the intimate connection between geography, astronomy, and architecture: very often, urban centers... 93 KB (10,194 words) - 06:12, 27 April 2024 |
blends Maya architectural and artistic motifs "playful pilferings of the architectural and decorative elements" with those of other Mesoamerican cultures... 11 KB (1,348 words) - 06:27, 13 March 2024 |
Romanesque style of architecture prevailed in Europe between 900 and 1200, a period which ends with the transition to Gothic architecture. The contrast between... 36 KB (4,398 words) - 00:53, 17 April 2024 |
Terminal Preclassic Maya period and beyond. Based in general Mesoamerican architectural traditions, the Maya utilized geometric proportions and intricate... 27 KB (3,536 words) - 01:20, 7 May 2024 |
that promoted neo-Mesoamerican styles and a revival of Novohispanic styles. By the mid-20th century, the nationalist architectural styles began to lose... 59 KB (7,104 words) - 06:30, 30 April 2024 |
monumental Mesoamerican architecture (also common as a decorative embellishment on the ridge of metal roofs of some domestic Gothic-style architecture in America... 76 KB (9,171 words) - 21:16, 8 April 2024 |
Mesoamerican ballgame, Ollamaliztli, (Nahuatl languages: ōllamalīztli, Nahuatl pronunciation: [oːlːamaˈlistɬi], Mayan languages: pitz) was a sport with... 59 KB (7,107 words) - 15:32, 11 March 2024 |
Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE);... 73 KB (8,853 words) - 00:07, 1 May 2024 |
El Castillo, Chichen Itza (category Maya architecture) Spanish for "the castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological... 20 KB (2,526 words) - 12:02, 9 March 2024 |
Culture of Mexico (section Architecture) the Americas; most of the sites pertain to Mexico's architectural history. Mesoamerican architecture in Mexico is best known for its public, ceremonial... 38 KB (3,872 words) - 05:16, 13 April 2024 |
Teocalli (category Mesoamerican architecture) A teocalli (Nahuatl: "God-house") is a Mesoamerican pyramid surmounted by a temple. The pyramid is terraced, and some of the most important religious rituals... 2 KB (228 words) - 02:04, 30 January 2023 |
Talud-tablero (category Mesoamerican architecture) (1995, p.59) Coe and Koontz (2013, p.141) Giddens (1995, p. 82) Mesoamerican architecture Braswell, Geoffrey E. (2003). "Introduction: Reinterpreting Early... 10 KB (1,057 words) - 18:44, 8 September 2023 |
Mesoamerican cosmovision or cosmology is the collection of worldviews shared by the Indigenous pre-Columbian societies of Mesoamerica. The cosmovision... 13 KB (1,642 words) - 16:47, 15 July 2023 |
List of pre-Columbian cultures (redirect from Mesoamerican culture) principally characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, although other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the Zapotec practiced it as well. The... 15 KB (1,076 words) - 13:41, 19 March 2024 |
Merovingian art and architecture Meru tower Mesoamerican architecture Mesoamerican ballcourt Mesoamerican pyramids Metabolism Metaphoric architecture Metope Metroon... 65 KB (5,414 words) - 09:47, 19 March 2024 |
language groups, iconography, trade items, and re-examinations of Mesoamerican architecture, the boundaries have moved around over the years as a result of... 5 KB (514 words) - 11:25, 13 March 2024 |
Feathered Serpent (category Indigenous Mesoamerican legendary creatures) Feathered Serpent is a prominent supernatural entity or deity, found in many Mesoamerican religions. It is still called Quetzalcoatl among the Aztecs, Kukulkan... 14 KB (1,723 words) - 08:55, 24 January 2024 |
Sascab (category Mesoamerican architecture) Itza with worked veins of sascab..." Littmann, E. R. (1958). 'Ancient Mesoamerican mortars, plasters, and stuccos: the composition and origin of sascab'... 2 KB (213 words) - 13:48, 17 June 2021 |
Mesoamerica Agriculture in Mesoamerica Mesoamerican cuisine Mesoamerican diet and subsistence Mesoamerican architecture Indigenous music of North America Painting... 59 KB (7,334 words) - 09:24, 23 April 2024 |
Tecoatl (category Mesoamerican architecture) A tecoatl (plural tecoatles) is a stone canal making up part of an extensive ancient aqueduct network in the Tehuacán Valley in the state of Puebla in... 4 KB (602 words) - 18:10, 1 August 2022 |
which show many features of Mesoamerican architecture such as the building of pyramid bases, temples and Mesoamerican ballcourts. However, these are... 145 KB (13,153 words) - 08:01, 23 April 2024 |