Sentences with phrase «elaborate wall carvings»

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The restoration included repainting the Gothic interior in its original multicolor scheme, removing the carpet, and adding an elaborate hand - carved raredos where a simple blank concrete wall had replaced the original in 1968.

It boasts a mix of different architectural styles, with elaborate wood - carved ceilings and marvellous wall decoration with ceramic tiles from the 15th / 16th centuries.

There are 8 main sites of the Mayan ruins that are still standing today, namely: Tikal — a c. 700 AD city in Guatemala Caracol — another city except from c. 500 AD and situated in Belize Chichén Itzá — a monument and center for pilgrimage located in Mexico Tulum — a coastal Mayan site present until c. 1200 AD Kabah — a ruin with elaborate and intricate carvings on the wall which was used from c. 800 AD to c. 900 AD Palenque — another site located in Mexico thought to be magical, present from c. 600 AD to c. 700 AD Coba — a partially excavated network of roads and pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico Uxmal — the most extravagant and complex of all eight Mayan sites, built shortly before c. 1000 AD.

The outer columns and the walls inside the temple are covered with elaborate bas - relief carvings.