Temple of Kukulkan #1
by Andonis Katanos
Title
Temple of Kukulkan #1
Artist
Andonis Katanos
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Temple of Kukulcán is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization sometime between the 8th and 12th centuries AD, the pyramid served as a temple to the deity Kukulcán, the Yucatec Maya Feathered Serpent deity closely related to Quetzalcoatl, a deity known to the Aztecs and other central Mexican cultures. Film was taken in early 90's. Negatives has been digitized.
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June 17th, 2021
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