Río Bec style
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Río Bec style is a distinctive Maya architectural tradition from the Río Bec region of the Yucatán Peninsula, characterized by elaborate temple-pyramids with false stairways and non-functional towers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya architectural tradition
ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ pre-Columbian architectural style ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Classic period
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Late Classic period ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 900 CE ⓘ |
| foundInArchaeologicalSite |
Becán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicanná NERFINISHED ⓘ El Ramonal NERFINISHED ⓘ Hormiguero NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Bec NERFINISHED ⓘ Xpuhil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on verticality
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false stairways that cannot be climbed ⓘ highly decorative façades ⓘ illusionistic design elements ⓘ integration of temple and palace forms ⓘ limited functional interior space ⓘ strongly symbolic architecture ⓘ towers without interior rooms ⓘ use of cut stone veneer ⓘ |
| hasPart |
elaborate stucco decoration
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false stairways ⓘ mask panels ⓘ narrow interior chambers ⓘ non-functional towers ⓘ roof combs ⓘ steeply sloping façades ⓘ temple-pyramids ⓘ twin towers ⓘ zoomorphic façades ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Maya art history
ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ |
| influenced | later Puuc architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chenes style ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Campeche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBuildingType |
palace structure
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temple-pyramid ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Río Bec region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maya Lowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesoamerican architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central Maya Lowlands
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southern Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 600 CE ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Eric Taladoire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George F. Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Román Piña Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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