Sentences with phrase «pyramid temple»

This high pyramid temple dominates the entire site and has become the visual symbol of Chichen Itza.

The central plaza with the pyramid temple, know as El Castillo, was dedicated to the Mayan rain god Chaac.

Xunantunich features an enormous pyramid temple soaring high above the jungle floor.

Drive to Siem Reap (8 hrs) visiting Koh Ker pyramid temple.

The Osario is a step - pyramid temple dominating its platform.There is a temple on top which leads to a natural cave 12 metres (39 ft) below.

There are 365 steps that lead up to the top of this pyramid temple as was also the 365 day in a year as per Mayan calendar.

More importantly, the distinctively stepped pyramid temple makes for a worthy climb, offering spectacular panoramic vistas across the jungle from the top.

Chichen Itza is recommended as it has a large pyramid temple and the biggest ballcourt in Mesoamerica.

The ancient Maya civilizations were noted for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, evidence of which remains today in the form of pyramid temples, palaces, observatories and ball courts.

Not exact matches

We braved Pyramid's boulders, Barnard's clinkers, apogees of our climbs in the Wind Rivers, then turned our backs forever on those summits, Gannet, the tallest peak in all Wyoming, The Highline Trail cleavered between the Temples.

When one looks at the most beautiful or historically important buildings in the World, they tend to be religious monuments — the pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica, the great cathedrals of Europe, Spilt Blood and St. Isaacs in Saint Petersburg, the Greek and Roman temples, the Taj Mahal, the Wots of Asia, even the modern Mormon temples in Salt Lake City and the like.

The kings of ancient Babylon built temples to their moon god in the form of stepped pyramids known as ziggaruts.

They were not performed discreetly in a clandestine cellar but on top of a pyramid, in the temple, in front of a crowd.

Such ceremonies complemented the more spectacular public celebrations that took place at the towering temple pyramids in the larger cities and towns.

The town was laid out around a public plaza with a small temple pyramid on its east side.

Silverman's fieldwork discovered that the site is three times larger than archaeologists had thought, extending over about 150 hectares, of which 25 hectares — the heart of the site — are covered with pyramid - shaped temples.

It is a flat - topped pyramid of dirt that covers more than 14 acres and once supported a 5,000 - square - foot temple.

«Plimpton 322 was a powerful tool that could have been used for surveying fields or making architectural calculations to build palaces, temples or step pyramids,» says Dr Mansfield.

Off the southern Japanese island of Yonaguni divers and researchers have long been amazed by geometric stone structures that many say resemble an arch, a number of temples, a stadium, a pyramid and parts of a castle.

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Generally, when we think of ancient Egypt, we think of grandiose pyramids and temples to thousands of gods.

He was convinced that the Bark was to be found deep within the main temple pyramid buried in vegetation somewhere ahead.

See towering pyramids and temples surrounded by an ancient marketplace, sweat bath, and the largest Maya ball court ever excavated.

The archaeological site is dominated by a vast, pyramid - shaped temple, dedicated to the serpent deity Kukulkan.

It's an extremely varied and beautiful region, and one of the most amazing off - road experiences, where the ancient collide with the modern, the forests run into deep lagoons, high desert plateaus bask in the sun, and the people, living in the shadows of moldering pyramids and temples, believe in magic.

In this video travel guide I travel around the Yucatan Peninsula, including taking a boat to Isla Mujeres (the small island just off the coast of Cancun) for some snorkeling, visiting the market at Parque Palapas in downtown Cancun for some tasty snacks, and exploring Coba, the former Mayan city, which is home to the Nohoch Mul pyramid, the tallest temple in the region that you're allowed to climb.

In this travel video guide to Cancun, I travel around Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula, including taking a boat to Isla Mujeres (the small island just off the coast of Cancun) for some snorkeling, visiting the market at Parque Palapas in downtown Cancun for some tasty snacks, and exploring Coba, the former Mayan city, which is home to the Nohoch Mul pyramid, the tallest temple in the region that you're allowed to climb.

A visit to Merida, Yucatan — a city of a million people and only a half - day drive from Cancun — offers open - air theater performances at the University of Yucatan; La Casa de las Artesania, home to a wide variety of indigenous art; and the ruins of Chichen Itza an hour - and - a-half southeast where you can explore Mayan - era temples and pyramids.

It's worth visiting the Ggantija Temples, apparently the oldest freestanding structures in the world, predating Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.

Visitors can enjoy iconic sights like the Pyramids of Giza, the Temples of Luxor and Abu Simbel.

Mexico's best - preserved and most - visited Mayan site, Chichen Itza's tremendous pyramids and temples are sure to impress.

This is a big historical attraction and contains a ball court, several platforms, temples with thousands of columns, many other temples and another pyramid that is spreads over 5 square kilometres.

Local tour operators offer day trips to this UNESCO World Heritage Site, where knowledgeable certified guides lead you through this sprawling ceremonial center that boasts massive temples, pyramids and architectural feats.

Climb to the top of temples and pyramids in the ancient Mayan cities that were hidden in the rainforest for 1,000 years to enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.

Belize was once home to more than 2 million Mayas and the legacy of such remarkable people is their temples, mathematics, pyramids, and agriculture.

There is little or no shade around pyramids and temples, so include a hat and wear clothing that mitigates the rays of the tropical sun, Don't forget to bring — and drink — plenty of water.

Other ancient Tikal structures you'll visit on our guided Mayan ruins tour include six huge pyramids subsequently named Temples I (Temple of the Grand Jaguar) through Temple VI (Temple of the Inscriptions), plus the ceremonial complex Mundo Perdido, otherwise known as the «lost world».

Climb Tikal's great temple pyramids.

Our guided Tikal Guatemala tour, with its amazing Mayan temples and pyramids has helped make Caravan Tours one of the top rated Guatemala tour companies.

A short drive across the Guatemalan border leads to the sprawling archaeological site of Tikal, where more than 3,000 stone temples, pyramids and homes have been reclaimed from the jungle.

Learn More Egypt Egypt is a rich repository of legendary pyramids, monumental statuary and temple unearthed from desert sands.

In the classic period, the crowning period for the Mayan Civilization, the enormous sites of Caracol and El Pilar rose out of the forest and ceremonial centres like Xunantunich built lovely temples and pyramids.

Mayan ruins are all around the country including pyramids, settlements and temples of which some have a very gruesome history.

There are numerous web sites on the internet with information about Chichen Itza, the temples / pyramids, the great ballcourt, the observatory, cenotes and so much more.

Substantial evidence of earlier inhabitants remain in the remarkable temples and pyramids at Palenque, which looming from the depths of the jungle provide an inspiring insight into the country's rich history, while the calls of the jungle's resident howler monkeys bring you back to the present day.

Sand - covered tombs, pyramids and famous temples galore - undoubtedly Egypt brings out the explorer in any traveller.

Although many people choose to vacation in Belize over the Christmas and New Years holidays, the first three weeks of December are also a great time to snorkel and dive the Belize Barrier Reef, explore ancient Maya pyramids and temples, and hike through the pristine rainforests and jungles that make Belize special.

Return to Egypt for the classic long cruise sailing into the desert from Cairo to ancient Thebes visiting the Pyramids and rarely explored temples and tombs

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Spend the night on a felucca, explore ancient temples and monuments, gaze at the pyramids and mysterious Sphinx, relax in the Dead Sea, camp overnight in the desert, visit the ancient rock - cut city...