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Signpost (PDF 124K)
Back to top: 4. The great ascent
The mountain in the city (PDF 513K)
Looking closely at the staircase, we notice typological details that support the ideological interpretation of this monumental complex. It is, as it were, a double ideology. One is religious: the ascent to the sky mirrors the descent to the Netherworld that we will see later in our tour. The other is psychological: the Terrace echoes the mountains. |
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Back to top: 4. The great ascent
The beginning of the end (PDF 738K)
Half way up to the Temple, as we look back, we gain a sudden new understanding of the dramatic depositional history of the complex. For now, it is the broad view of a massive brickfall that retains our attention. The full explanation will come at the end of our tour... |
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