Palenque
Location
On the slopes of the 'Cordilleras', Mexico.
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Palenque - (Mayan Pyramid complex)
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It is a curious fact that the only known example of an original burial within a pyramid is at Palenque.
Description - Spence (1), says: 'The entire city of Palenque was solely a priestly centre, a place of pilgrimage'. The city is laid out in the shape of an amphitheatre, with a central pyramid.
The 'Palace' - A single storey building built in the shape of an irregular quadrilateral (unusual for Mayan constructions), and inside which three subterraneous 'apartments' can be found down a 180ft deep 'flight of gloomy steps'. Here are found one of the many mysteries of Palenque, in the shape of three great stone tables (alters), 'fretted with sculptured symbols' (1).
Sonics - At Palenque, it is apparently the case that if three people stand on top of the three main pyramids, a three-way conversation can easily be held.
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The giant capstone for the tomb of 'Pascal' found under the central pyramid at Palenque.
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References
- 1) Lewis Spence, Mexico and Peru, 1994, Senate press.