Mayan architecture includes stepped pyramids and temples used for religious ceremonies. Main constructions were ceremonial platforms, palaces, and ball courts. Key Mayan cities were Chichen Itza, known for its diverse architecture; Tikal, the capital of a powerful Mayan kingdom; and Uxmal, representative of Puuc architectural styles.

1. MAYAN
ARCHITECTURE

2. SUMMARY
 Mayan architecture
 Mayan main constructions
 Main cities
-Chichén Itzá
-Tikal
-Uxmal

3. MAYAN ARCHITECTURE
 Maya architecture spans many thousands of
years. the most easily recognizable as a
Mayan construction is the stepped pyramid
from the Pre-classic period. There are also
many other constructions and sites that are
important to the Maya.

4. MAYAN MAIN
CONSTRUCTIONS
 Ceremonials platforms: used for public
ceremonies and religious events as well as to
exhibit the heads of the victims of war. In this
platform Mayan displayed the head of the
leader of the team that lose at the ball game.

5. MAYAN MAIN
CONSTRUCTIONS
 Palaces: were the houses of the rich
population and were decorated with paintings
and sculptures and were near the center of
the city.

6. MAYAN MAIN
CONSTRUCTIONS
 Pyramids and Temples: Often the most
important religious temples were at the top of
the towering Maya pyramids, because is the
closest place to the heavens. Also is known
that temples and pyramids were used as a
grabes.

7. MAYAN MAIN
CONSTRUCTIONS
 Mesoamerican ball game courts: these courts
are the places were Mayan played de ball
game.

8. MAYAN MAIN
CONSTRUCTIONS
 Observatories: The Maya were keen
astronomers and had mapped out the phases
of celestial objects, especially the Moon
and Venus. Many observatories had windows
and doors lined with stars and planets

9. MAIN CITIES-Chichén Itzá
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities
and it was likely to have been one of the mythical
great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later
Mesoamerican literature.The city may have had
the most diverse population in the Maya world, a
factor that could have contributed to the variety of
architectural styles at the site.

10. MAIN CITIES-Tikal
 Is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban
centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is
located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in
what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the
department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's
Tikal National Park and in 1979 it was declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one
of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya.

11. MAIN CITIES-Uxmal
 Is an ancient Maya city of the classical period in
present-day Mexico. It is considered one of the most
important archaeological sites of Maya culture, along
with Chichen Itza in Mexico; Caracol and Xunantunich
in Belize, and Tikal in Guatemala. It is located in the
Puuc region and is considered one of the Maya cities
most representative of the region's dominant
architectural style. It has been designated a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in recognition of its significance.