. Guide leaflet. ecture. These types ofarchitecture, the Maya and the Mexican,express the two major styles of CentralAmerica. There are, however, certainotlier buildings which suggest the exist-ence of different architectural notable is the temple ofTaj in near Papantla in Vera Cruz. Inthis case the temple was made one of thesuccessive rising stages of the platform,thus creating a unified harmony betweenfane and sul)structure. There was nocarving, although in niches set throughoutthe sides idols were placed; but these can-not have detracted from the essentialunity of plan
. Guide leaflet. ecture. These types ofarchitecture, the Maya and the Mexican,express the two major styles of CentralAmerica. There are, however, certainotlier buildings which suggest the exist-ence of different architectural notable is the temple ofTaj in near Papantla in Vera Cruz. Inthis case the temple was made one of thesuccessive rising stages of the platform,thus creating a unified harmony betweenfane and sul)structure. There was nocarving, although in niches set throughoutthe sides idols were placed; but these can-not have detracted from the essentialunity of plane and mass. Another casewhere the temple was treated in terms ofthe platform was at Xochicalco. Herethe planes of the building were sub-ordinated as fields for an exquisitelycarved relief, which suggested a Mayainspiration. At Mitla, in Oaxaca, we have the threegreat Palace^ groups, each composedof oblong buildings on the three sides of asunken court. The walls were ornamented 34 5^ [MIJincAX MrsEUM GUIDE LEAFLET. Tlloom, (}riMA.\A Koo. A Frsiox of Mkxico Maya Arciiitectuhk. Aftkij Lotiikoi. 11)24 with a mosaic of cut stones coini)osiiig alovely fretwork design. The flat roofswere partly supported by massive stonecolumns and include the largest com-pletely walled floor spaces found inCentral America. This resume has covered briefly theprincipal aspects of Central Americanarchitecture. Maya architecture emergedas triumphant glorification of design, asopposed to the Mexican emphasis on massive planes. Certain specialized build-ings were mentioned which, although be-longing to neither of these major styles,were none the less noteworthy. At thesame time it must not be forgotten thatCentral America is spattered with mounds,the details of which are eitlier irremedi-ably destroyed or else have to be studiedby excavation, so that only the broadestoutlines of Central American architectureare visible to us.
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