7 wonders "Chichen Itza"

7

WONDERS

OF

WORLD

‘‘THE

CHICHEN ITZA’’

‘‘The

chichen itza’’

(Mexico)

‘‘The Great wall of

China’’ (China)

‘‘Petra’’ (Jordan)

‘‘Christ

The Redeemer’’

(Brasil)

‘‘Machu Pichu’’ (Peru)

“Taj Mahel” (India)

“The Colosseum” (Italy)

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WHAT IS CHICHEN ITZA

HISTORY OF CHICHEN ITZA

• Northern Yucatan few surface water and the river

is very low, dry climate. Chichen favorable, with a

single resource pool of water in the region, so

people began to settle more.From the city water

is precious, as its worships owner Chaak. Rainy

Memorial is a person you want to include. The

Maya built jungle pyramids to worship their gods.

COMPLEX OF CHICHEN ITZA

CHICHEN ITZA’S CENTER

IS EL CASTILO (KUKULKAN)

Great North

Platform

Ossario

Group

Central

Group

Caves of

Balankanche

PARTS OF CHICHEN ITZA

El Castillo

The kukulkan Pyramid………

• The center of the

ceremony

Kukulcan jaguar throne, El

Castillo church’s interior

decoration

El Castillo, located at the

bottom level plumed snake of Kukulcan

Great Ball Court

• Archaeologists have identified thirteen ballcourts for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame in Chichen Itza, but the Great Ball Court about 150 meters (490 ft) to the north-west of the Castillo is by far the most impressive. It is the largest and best preserved ball court in ancient Mesoamerica.

Cenote Sagrado

• The Yucatán Peninsula is a limestone plain, with no rivers or streams. The region is pockmarked with natural sinkholes, called cenotes, which expose the water table to the surface. One of the most impressive of these is the Cenote Sagrado, which is 60 metres (200 ft) in diameter, and sheer cliffs that drop to the water table some 27 metres (89 ft) below

Temple Of the Warriors

• The Temple of the Warriors complex consists of a large stepped pyramid fronted and flanked by rows of carved columns depicting warriors. This complex is analogous to Temple B at the Toltec capital of Tula.

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Las Monjas.. (Built for the rain god Chaak)

• The history of Chichen Itza as with many aspects of Mayan history is obscure: Written records are scarce.In the historical records which is exist, dates that were several years apart were often given the same name, due to the organization of the old Mayan calendar.

El Caracol.. (Astronomical Center)

• El Caracol means winding staircase or snail. This building is dated between 600 AD to 850 AD.It was remodeled also from 800 AD to 1200 AD. The tower is 48 feet high with many windows which allowed for observing the equinoxes and summer solstice.

The Mayan Civilization……..