Maya civilization, located primarily in the northern region of Central America - one of the greatest civilizations dokolumbovskih. In 250-900 BC most of the city-states of the Maya reached their peak of development. An important manifestation of this is the ancient Mayan temples that were built in almost all cities of the Maya. For reasons that are still not known, most Mayan centers have declined over the next century and in ruins.
Located
in the northern part of Belize, Lamanai was once the largest city of
the Maya. Archaeologists have not yet fully explored all of the
remaining ruins of the city. Their work focused on the restoration and
subsequent restoration of the temple 33 meters within the grounds of the
ruined city. This is one of the most beautiful temples of the ancient
Maya
Cob - an ancient Mayan city, located in Mexico. It was quite a big city, which can accommodate about 50 000 inhabitants. Most of the monuments of the city were built between 500 and 900 years. Koba contains several large pyramidal temples. The highest Nohoch Mul pyramid is about 42 meters in height.
Caracol - a large Mayan city, located on the territory of Belize. The city area is 168 square kilometers. At its peak. The city was inhabited by 150,000 people. Has survived 43 meter pyramid Canna.
City located in western Honduras was relatively large, but fairly well-known thanks to a series of remarkable stelae. Some of the stone structures in Copan, date from the 9th century BC. The city is a temple of the Maya, a height of 30 meters.
Tulum is located on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. He once served as the main port city of Coba. Tulum was built around 1200 AD, when the Maya civilization was already in decline.
Calakmul - holds more than 6,500 ancient construction, among them - a pyramidal temple, a height of about 55 meters.
Palenque - an ancient Mayan city located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Most structures at Palenque date back to around 600 AD - 800 AD, including the Temple.
Uxmal - the best preserved Mayan city, located in Mexico. On the territory of the city remained a pyramidal structure 40-meters. Studying the pyramid, archaeologists have come to the conclusion that it was built in five phases, starting from the 6th century and up until the 10th century.
Located in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala, Tikal is perhaps the most exciting of all Mayan cities. Tikal was the largest Mayan city with a population of 100,000 to 200,000. Tikal has 6 very large pyramid-temples. The largest, a temple-pyramid, about 72 meters high, was built in 720 CE.
El Castillo is the nickname of one of the most impressive Mayan temples, which is found in the city of Chichen Itza . The construction of the temple is of special astronomical significance. Each face of the pyramid has a 91 step staircase, which, together with the general steps in the upper part, has 365 steps, the number of days in the year.