A lot of sensationalism at one time Mayan prophecy about the end of the world in 2012. We have safely survived it and now we can, without worrying, learn architectural masterpieces - the pyramids that built these same Maya in Mexico. Each of the surviving pyramids, bears a meaning and shows us how much this people had highly developed exact sciences. Studying the construction of the Mayan pyramids, you can break your head over a bunch of questions, the main of which will be: "How so?".
Where are the Mayan pyramids?
"In which city to look for the Mayan pyramids?" - surely you already have this question? In fact, there are several cities. Let's start with the most significant and interesting monuments.
- In the city of Teotihuacan, the ancient capital of the Aztecs, there are two largest pyramids. These are the Mayan pyramids, dedicated to the Sun and the Moon. The height of the pyramid of the Sun is 65 meters, the pyramid of the Moon is slightly lower - only 42 meters. Noteworthy, these pyramids make their arrangement, which is similar to the arrangement of stars in the Orion belt. This fact shows us the level of development of astronomy at the time of Maya.
- The world's largest pyramid is located in Cholula. True, for the sake of justice, it is worth saying that most of this building is destroyed. The pyramid is like an ordinary hill covered with grass, with an old church on top. Although, having risen upward, one can still see the preserved geometrical scheme of the pyramid.
- There is also a whole city of ancient Maya, in which there are residential buildings, places that were once reserved for observing the cosmos and other structures necessary for people. This city is considered the largest monument of civilization and is called Chichen Itza. The basis of this city is the stepped pyramid of Maya - Kukulkan. Pyramid of Kukulkan is a kind of ancient calendar. To the top of this pyramid are 4 ladders, which symbolize the four sides of the world. All the stairs are divided into 18 spans, the Maya believed that in the year 18 months. Each staircase has 91 steps. After simple calculations, it turns out 365 days.
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Another interesting feature of this building was noticed in the XX century. Twice a year, crowds of people gather around the pyramid, watching this miracle. Because of the play of light and shadow on the steps of the pyramid, you can see a huge wriggling snake with an open malicious mouth sliding from the bottom up. This show lasts a little over 3 hours. And that's what is remarkable, move the ancient builders at least something of the objects creating this illusion, even for a couple of centimeters, we would not see a snake. Can you imagine what a tremendous amount of work has been done, and what great minds have counted all this construction?
An interesting fact is also the fact that the whole complex of pyramids is a huge resonator. Walking inside, instead of your steps and voice, you can hear the voice of the bird, which the Maya considered sacred. In this we also see the painstaking work of the ancients. To create this effect, someone had to work hard at calculating the thickness of the walls. Another interesting find from the category of acoustics and sounds was found on a playground for playing ball, located among the pyramids. People who are on this site in different temples (and this distance is about 150 meters), perfectly hear each other and can communicate, but at the same time, nearby neighbors will not be heard at all.
Going around the city, you can see another miracle - a real natural well. Its dimensions are quite impressive. In diameter, the well is 60 meters. But the depth of his own remains unknown to this day.
Now you can imagine how many mysteries and mysteries will open before you, if you decide to go to Mexico. So, make out your passport and visa , arm yourself with a camera and go to this mysterious journey.