"Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man." -- Zhuangzi
Showing posts with label pyramid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pyramid. Show all posts
Monday, October 24, 2011
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE AT CHICHEN ITZA
I love architecture and I have been fascinated by the Mayan architecture ever since I started blogging, well to be honest I always have been, but I never quite seemed to be able to fit it into any of the topics I was blogging about. Something I hadn't thought much about until researching for this post is the depth of research and knowledge can come from just a given culture's architecture. We can study a culture through the lens of architecture to examine what the culture deemed important. I would like to highlight a certain pyramid in Chichén Itzá called Kukulkan's pyramid to examine the importance of astronomy and architecture to the Mayans.
Labels:
architecture,
astronomy,
Chichen Itza,
Maya,
Mayan,
pyramid,
William Myers,
Yucatan
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