El Castillo temple, Chichen Itza, Mexico
El Castillo (Spanish for "the castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. Built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization sometime between the 9th and 12th centuries AD, El Castillo served as a temple to the god Kukulkan, the Yucatec Maya Feathered Serpent deity closely related to the god Quetzalcoatl known to the Aztecs and other central Mexican cultures of the Postclassic period. The structure is 24 m (78 ft) high, plus an additional 6 m (19 ft) for the temple. The square base measures m (180 ft) across.
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Location: Chichen Itza, Mexico
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