There are many different buildings and construction of the Mayan architecture that you can admire when you visit Mexico

The ceremonial platforms were typically made from limestone, less than 4 meters tall. The purpose of these platforms, as one can imagine from the term ‘ceremonial,’ was the performing of rituals, religious rites and public ceremonies. They are decorated with carved figures, statues, altars and perhaps ‘’Tzompantli”, a skull rack, wooden rack whose purpose was to display the skulls of the victims, war victims or any other sacrificial ritual, maybe even the losers of the ballgame the Mesoamericans used to play.

Speaking of the ballgame, you can also visit the ball courts where the Mayas used to play ballgame, a ritual sport. The ‘stadium’ was enclosed on two sides by stepped ramps that usually led to a ceremonial platform or even a temple

The temples were stationed on the top of the pyramids, probably as the closest place to the sky and heavens. El Mirador is one of the greatest complexes and great as an example of this architecture. The temples were topped with a roof comb and sometimes the roof comb was carved in representations of rulers, so they can be seen from far away, since the temples were built to exceed the height of the jungle.

The observatories were designed for observing the astronomical events and phases, especially of the Moon and Venus and other celestial objects.

The palaces were huge and much decorated. They housed the elite as every palace is meant to, and they were located commonly in the centre of the city or close to it.

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