. American history:. ns in painting, representing human figures, battles,houses, trees, and scenes of domestic life. RUINS OF UXMAL.* ! of Uxmal are about liftMerida, the principal city and tlie capital of Yucatan. I eT^e ruiiis of Uxmal are about liftv miles south of Uxfnat. nT^fth Til*? i-^^^ conspicuous building among the ruins isGovernor. called the House of the Governor, so named by the*n?x?iS^. Indians, who supposed it the principal building of aiicioiU city, and the residence of its ruler. ^This build-ing stands on the uppermost of three ranges of terraces,9. Th
. American history:. ns in painting, representing human figures, battles,houses, trees, and scenes of domestic life. RUINS OF UXMAL.* ! of Uxmal are about liftMerida, the principal city and tlie capital of Yucatan. I eT^e ruiiis of Uxmal are about liftv miles south of Uxfnat. nT^fth Til*? i-^^^ conspicuous building among the ruins isGovernor. called the House of the Governor, so named by the*n?x?iS^. Indians, who supposed it the principal building of aiicioiU city, and the residence of its ruler. ^This build-ing stands on the uppermost of three ranges of terraces,9. The jfrsr cacli wallcd with cut stone. *The fii-st terrace is five^erra^s.^ hundred and seventy-five feet in length, and three feethigli. Above this, leaving a platform fifteen feet wide,rises a second terrace, twenty feet high, and five hundredforty-five feet long,—having rounded corners instead of * Prcmounced Oos-mal. The m, in Spanish, when sounded, is pronounced like double o. Chap. AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES. 83. ->- PLAN » OF THE IIUINS OF UXMAL. SiMile ol 300 500 600 — I I I I 1-^^
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