トームさんのインスタグラム写真 - (トームInstagram)「Izamal is the oldest surviving city in the Yucatán. Five huge Pre-Columbian structures are still easily visible at Izamal (and two from some distance away in all directions). The first is a great pyramid to the Maya Sun god, Kinich Kak Moo (makaw of the solar fire face) with a base covering over 2 acres (8,000 m²) of ground and a volume of some 700,000 cubic meters. Atop this grand base is a pyramid of ten levels. . “Part of Izamal’s visual charm is the uniform color throughout the town. Every house, church and shop is painted the exact same sunny, golden-yellow tint, matching the central citadel of the monastery of St. Antony’s of Padua, as seen here: St. Antony’s was built in 1561 and stands as one of the earliest Catholic monasteries in the Americas. It is a beautiful structure and boasts the second largest monastic court in the world (after St. Peter’s in Rome).” . It is believed to be built upon what would have been the largest Mayan pyramid. . “Not three golden-yellow city blocks from St. Antony’s Monastery lies another holy site, the pyramid to the Maya Sun God, Kinich Kak Mo, a pyramid of the early Classic age, most likely built between A.D. 400-600. (Last slide) Before the arrival of the Spanish, Izamal was a huge Maya city, on par with Chichen Itza. Instead of dismantling the pagan pyramids, the Franciscan monks merely repurposed them as foundations for Christian edifices. For example, their great yellow monastery is built on top of the original Maya acropolis. The Franciscans recycled the stones from so many Maya sites into building material for the churches. Today it’s safe to assume that most of Izamal’s 16th-century buildings were built from Maya ruins. . Despite all the negative connotations of the Spanish takeover in Mexico, Izamal’s extreme Franciscan makeover was not such a severe switch from Maya architectural history. Nearly every major Maya temple (e.g. Kukulcan, Temple of Inscriptions, House of the Magician) is built on top of other smaller structures underneath. The Maya frequently tore down and rebuilt old temples, or built on top of older structures.” @natgeo」8月22日 8時10分