2018年2月19日 · Chichen Itza is a former Mayan city and current archeological site on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, known for pyramids like El Castillo among its preserved ruins.

El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], '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.

2010年11月15日 · The stepped pyramids, temples, columned arcades, and other stone structures of Chichén Itzá were sacred to the Maya and a sophisticated urban center of their empire from A.D. 750 to 1200.

2024年12月9日 · Chichen Itza, a ruined ancient Maya city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central Yucatan state, Mexico. It was founded about the 6th century CE, presumably by Mayan peoples who had occupied the region since the Pre-Classic Period.

The Chichen Itza Pyramid known as El Castillo or The Castle is the main Chichen Itza Pyramid and is the building designated as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Chichen Itza is a Maya World Heritage archaeological zone, and has been named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the most well known and most visited archaeological zone in Mexico, and for good reason. The restored Pyramid of Kukulcan is a masterpiece.

It turns out that there’s more than just rubble inside the pyramid at Chichén Itzá: sculptures, human remains, and possibly an entrance to hell!

2014年9月26日 · Dominating Chichen Itza is the huge Pyramid of Kukulcan, also known as the Castillo. The city has been traditionally divided into two distinct parts and periods, even if there is some overlap both in time and design, and together they cover some 16 square kilometres.

2024年3月12日 · El Castillo is one of the best-preserved examples of a Maya step pyramid, monumental structures built to honor specific deities, bury rulers, and form the centers of major cities. It’s one of over 20 buildings in the ruins of Chichén Itzá, a Maya city thought to have been founded around 400 C.E.

El Castillo, known as the Pyramid of Kukulkan, stands as one of the most iconic and revered structures of the ancient Maya civilization. Located in Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, this magnificent pyramid epitomizes the architectural and astron