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Front and back doorways of
House of Turtles, aligned slightly to the right of South and
North Buildings centers.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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A perfectly centered photograph would show that the Ballcourt is just
slightly off axis with central archway through South Building.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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South facade was explored and
consolidated 1937-38. Facade and room at left of archway section
largely reconstructed from fallen stones; entire frieze left largely unrestoration.
Jan. 2001 |
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Grand axis leading to the archway in South Building, the ceremonial entrance to Nunnery Quadrangle.
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Showing vaulted surfaces
and width of capstone, all largely intact.
Jan. 2001 |
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Showing shape of opening
to interior courtyard.
Jan. 2001 |
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1923. Visitors under cover of entry archway; impressive survival of original facing stones.
Photograph taken Feb. 16, 1923 by Marshall H. Saville. This image scanned from slide taken of original photo; reproduced Courtesy of The Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History. |
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2003. Looking from courtyard out through vaulted
passageway past Ballcourt, to Turtles and Governor's Palace.
Jan. 2003 |
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Close-up of outside of archway, showing that, in spite of the simplicity of the opening, it is conceived of as part of a grand entry.
Jan. 2001 |
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