Chichen Itza was an important city of the Maya civilization located in Mexico. It features many architectural styles and structures from the Maya including the El Castillo pyramid, the Great Ball Court, cenotes like the Cenote Sagrado, and the Temple of the Warriors complex. The history of Chichen Itza and the Maya is obscure due to a lack of written records, but the site provides insight into the Maya civilization between 600-1200AD through its architectural remains.

1. CHICHEN ITZA
The City of MAYA…………

2. “A t the mouth of
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•What is •Its •Architect •Places •The
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itza •History styles civilization

7. Great North Ossario
Platform Group
Caves of Central
Balankanche Group

8. El Castillo
The kukulkan Pyramid………

9. 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 Worriors
• 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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11. Las Monjas..
• 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
calenda
El Caracol..
• 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.

13. The Mayan Civilization……..