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2002. Looking west to outer (southeast)
face of vaulted archway, less ornate than opposite inner face.
Jan. 2002 |
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Detail of vaulted passage, seen from outside; the wide
capstones showing the impossibility of the so-called "Arch"
being a structural arch.
Jan. 2001 |
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1995. "Labná, Structure 11: southwest facade, portal (restored)."
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.219. Reproduced with permission of Labyrinthos, publishers. |
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Outside of vaulted passageway, looking
west.
Jan. 2001 |
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Outside of vaulted passageway, looking
northwest; small tenon at left of arched opening, probably
to support stucco figure.
Jan. 2001 |
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Outside of vaulted passageway, looking
north; friezes formed by stepped frets joined
with stepped squares.
Jan. 2002 |
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Looking along southeast face
of Vaulted Archway, showing inclination, restored staircase, and
facing stones tenoned to rubble core.
Jan. 2003 (24 mm lens) |
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Vertical section close-up of upper-portion of view in photo at left.
Jan. 2001 |
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Angled view of frieze at right side of archway, showing three-dimensional character.
Jan. 2002 |
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