Yaxchilan Palace

by Jurgen Lorenzen

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Yaxchilan Palace

Artist

Jurgen Lorenzen

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Photograph - Photography

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I photographed this structure in infrared to create more of a contrast between the stone work and the green trees which are now appearing in lighter tones. Here is a brief history of the site:
Yaxchilan has its origins in the Preclassic Period. (2000 BCE-200 CE).
The site contains impressive ruins, with palaces and temples bordering a large plaza upon a terrace above the Usumacinta River.
Structure 33, in the Central Acropolis, has been described as a masterpiece in stone and was probably dedicated in 756 by Bird Jaguar IV. The structure overlooks the plaza and the river and would have been prominent to river traffic in the 8th century. It has plain lower walls with three doorways, each of which supports a well-preserved lintel (Yaxchilan Lintels 1 to 3).
In the centre of the back wall of the structure, opposite the central doorway, is a niche containing the headless sculpture of a human figure, probably Bird Jaguar IV himself.
The roof of the structure is largely intact, including a sloped roof supporting a frieze and a well-preserved roof comb. There are niches in both the roof comb and the frieze, the niche in the roof comb contains the remains of a sculpted figure. Tennons on both roof sections once supported stucco decoration. Leading up to the front of Structure 33 from the plaza is a stairway, the top step of which is sculpted, this step is known as Hieroglyphic Stairway 2.

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February 3rd, 2017

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