Architectural Styles

Mayan

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Classic Mesoamerican [250-900 CE]

 

Wikipedia

2000 BCE-1697

  • Terracing for agriculture
  • ceremonial platforms
  • integration with astonomy
  • range of residential material
  • dependent on hierarchy
  • plaster/stucco covering
  • brightly painted
  • acoustic amplification for ritual music
  • city planning with central plaza
  • hieroglyphic writing
  • symbolic motifs
  • water management using cisterns & canals
  • sustainable practices
  • local materials incl limestone
  • TBC

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Custom Hotel Examples

  • Step pyramids
  • temple complexes
  • royal palaces
  • prominent ballgame courts
  • Step pyramids
  • El Castillo at Chichen Itza
  • Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque
  • Tikal
  • Copán
  • Uxmal
  • Calakmul
  • Zaculeu Mam Kingdom Guatemala
  • Mayapan Yucatán Peninsula
  • Yaxchilan
  • Labna gateway
  • Sayil northern Yucatán
  • Zacuelu, Guatemala ballcourt
  • Rio Bec palace
  • Vision Serpent lintel
  • Rest houses
  • public buildings for traders in urban centres (Tikal, Palenque, and Copán)
  • religious ceremonies & pilgrimages
  • Mayan codices refer to travel & trade
  • early Spanish chroniclers & explorers noted travelers rest places
  • way stations along road networks
  • rooms in residences
  • TBC

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Adapted Visitor Accommodation