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In this room at the southwest corner of the Palace in 1841 Stephens and Catherwood found a 10 foot long wooden lintel, carved with hieroglyphs. In 1843 they took it to New York for display. Two years later it was destroyed in a fire.
Jan. 2001 |
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Back (southwest) corner,
showing fallen mask stack, concrete-rubble core behind, remaining
portions of frieze and cornice, largely intact medial molding,
corner form stones, and recessed frames of doorways.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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1995. "Fig. 27. Uxmal, Governor's Palace: south end, portion of upper facade."
Scanned from George F. Andrews, Pyramids and Palace, Monsters and Masks; Vol. 1, Architecture of the Puuc Regions and the Northern Plains Area, 1995, p. 195. Reproduced with permission of Labyrinthos, publishers. |
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Showing typical rectangular
air vent in outside wall, located on front wall near end wall,
one course below springing of vault.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Showing low step up to back,
interior room, bordered with facing blocks, filled with concrete
rubble, then surfaced with plaster.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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Showing restoration of collapsed
vault above lintel and new wooden lintel.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens, flash) |
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South end of Governor's Palace and Platform., showing portions of collapse and impressive survival.
1923 photograph by Marshall H. Saville. This image scanned from a 35mm slide taken of the small original photograph in the AMNH. Reproduced Courtesy of The Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History. |
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Northeast corner of Palace
and of Governor's Palace Platform, from terrace on top of
Great Platform
Jan. 2002 |
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Interior doorway; showing
deeply tenoned stones projecting slightly from the lower wall,
helping to support the veneer stones of vault above; also
showing new wooden lintels and restored core above.
Jan. 2002 |
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Room in north end of north
wing; jamb at left of door into inner back room.
Jan. 2002 |
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Same as photo at left, showing
deeply tenoned stones projecting slightly from the lower wall,
helping to support the veneer stones of vault above; also
showing new wooden lintels and restored core above.
Jan. 2002 |
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Righthand jamb of same door;
showing horizontal seams in concrete rubble wall, indicating
stages in which concrete rubble courses were poured between
form stones.
Jan. 2002 |
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