. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 74 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA was little used. Taking the single rectangular room as the unit of construction the width was limited to the span of the vault, which seldom exceeded twelve feet, while the length was indeterminate. The first variation from the temple with one rectan- gular room was the two-roomed structure with one chamber directly behind the other. In this case there were two vaulted compartments separated from each. Fig. 20. Cross-section of Typical Mayan Temple in Northern Yuc
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 74 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA was little used. Taking the single rectangular room as the unit of construction the width was limited to the span of the vault, which seldom exceeded twelve feet, while the length was indeterminate. The first variation from the temple with one rectan- gular room was the two-roomed structure with one chamber directly behind the other. In this case there were two vaulted compartments separated from each. Fig. 20. Cross-section of Typical Mayan Temple in Northern Yucatan: a, upper cornice; b, medial cornice; c, upper zone; d, lower zone; e, wooden lintels; /, exterior doorway; g, interior doorway; h, offset at spring of vault; i, cap stone. other by a common supporting wall pierced by one or more doorways. The inner room was naturally more dimly lighted than the other one and as a result was modified into a sanctuary, or holy of holies, enhanced by sculptures and paintings, while the outer room devel- oped gradually into a portico. The outer wall was cut. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York [American Museum Press]
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