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The Palace at Sayil is a three story structure with
each story set back from the one below. The Mayans did not build
one room directly over another because of the weight of their
structures. Instead they would fill in the lower rooms with
rubble concrete before building on top. |
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The Palace is a good example of the Puuc style with
its plain walls on the lower facade and engaged columns on the upper facade. |
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The El Mirador, the observatory, is a good example of
the Mayan roof comb. The protruding stones on the roof comb
supported stucco ornamentation. |
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