North America . «?> .? ,, ho « in ** ~ if 53 C PC rt O C w « •£ -S w3 4> *?• in o o i. w C So 5 o 0 VJ v. - o rt 3 c c a .. u rt _- S St> c >S - - S fc m c = 1 1 c 5; > y >. li a = D < 3 V- J a i- \ J3 Q~j= 5 - _ d «^_ C,, h/ - m o — b; -= ^ 3 7: -C -C SS« e >. a ~ _ * *** tl CI , c c n) ^ 5 3 43 4» g O B fi /• - ^ u - uw u •- 9 •— «»S J? S O B p hC 0 ^ ?£ - - >? 3 10 3 — > U ci^fi^*2i] 3 a m 2 s ^ =c h -g:1 u 3. E 3 « 1S 2 y • . n «a a .§ a 1 392 NORTH AMERICA courses, united with mortar composed of burned lime andsand, and elaborately sculptured in b
North America . «?> .? ,, ho « in ** ~ if 53 C PC rt O C w « •£ -S w3 4> *?• in o o i. w C So 5 o 0 VJ v. - o rt 3 c c a .. u rt _- S St> c >S - - S fc m c = 1 1 c 5; > y >. li a = D < 3 V- J a i- \ J3 Q~j= 5 - _ d «^_ C,, h/ - m o — b; -= ^ 3 7: -C -C SS« e >. a ~ _ * *** tl CI , c c n) ^ 5 3 43 4» g O B fi /• - ^ u - uw u •- 9 •— «»S J? S O B p hC 0 ^ ?£ - - >? 3 10 3 — > U ci^fi^*2i] 3 a m 2 s ^ =c h -g:1 u 3. E 3 « 1S 2 y • . n «a a .§ a 1 392 NORTH AMERICA courses, united with mortar composed of burned lime andsand, and elaborately sculptured in bas-relief and in theround, or covered with designs moulded in stucco. In size. Fig. 38.—Examples of Maya Arches. After W. H. Holmes. a. Section of cuneiform arch with acute apex, Chichen-Itza. b. Section of ordinary arch with fiat capstone. c. Section of ordinary arch with dressed surfaces. d. Section of ordinary arch with dressed surfaces and curved soffit slopes. e. Portal arch with long slopes, showing masonry of exterior facing. f. Section of trefoil, portal arch of Palenque. and proportions these unique structures are impressive. Theso-called Governors Palace at Uxmal, Yucatan, is 320 feetlong, 40 feet wide, and 25 to 26 feet high, and surmounts anartificially constructed platform of earth 35 feet high and THE ABORIGINES 393 approximately 550 feet square. This platform is terracedand provided with broad flights of stone steps (Fig. 37).These dimensions will serve to render more instructive theaccompanying sketch of the principal ruins at Uxmal byW. H. Holmes. Mere size and their great number are not the significantfeatures of these ruins. They are well bu
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