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Teotihuacan is one of the most famous and important sites of ancient Mexico, best known for it's enormous Avenue of the Dead and the great pyramids of the Sun and Moon.
Although the site was known in Aztec times as the 'Birthplace of the Gods' it is actually significantly older, with most of the major structures built between 100-250AD and the city, one of the largest ever ancient settlements in the Americas, was believed to have been still inhabited up to the 8th century.
Today the vast scale of the complex, particularly the so called Avenue of the Dead, nearly 3km long and flanked by ancient ruins and terraces, continues to awe visitors. At the north end of the Avenue sits the Pyramid of the Moon, whilst it's much larger counterpart, the Pyramid of the Sun, sits halfway up it's eastern side. At the southern end sits the Ciudadela complex which centres on the smaller pyramid of Quetzelcoatl, earlier and more ruined than the larger pyramids but retaining it's stunning original sculptural decoration on part of it's western face, featuring the iconic feathered serpent heads.
Aside from the great ceremonial structures there are also residential buildings, particularly the palatial complex at the north west corner that retains some vivid fragments of it's original mural decoration.
Pyramid Lake from images from ISS006. Lake Winnebago is directly to the east (right) in this image and actually has water in it. A lobe of the Black Rock Desert is directly to the north of Pyramid Lake.
Commandée par le président de la République François Mitterrand en 1983, la pyramide a été conçue par l'architecte sino-américain Leoh Ming Pei. La structure, qui a été entièrement construite de segments de verre, s'élève à 20,6 mètres sur une base carrée de 35 mètres de côté. La pyramide est composée de 603 losanges et 70 triangles en verre. Elle a été inaugurée le 4 mars 1988 et ouverte au public le 1er avril 1989].
The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre), designed by I.M. Pei, is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.
We found lots of leaf clusters, then 3 which already had tall flower stems, with the buds already showing a hint of pink.
Sophomore Year 2007
Experimental Costuming and Performance
'Lost in Translation'
Pyramid Dress
Pink fleece, cotton thread
Made as a present for my daughter's friend - she loves blue and yellow...
Blogged cottilello.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/pyramid-pencil-case-enc...
Cimitero acattolico di Roma, or the Protestant Cemetery in Rome -
Pyramid of Cestius.
The pyramid is a funerary monument built about 12 BC as a tomb for Caius Cestius
This is the third of the great pyramids, the Pyramid of Menkaure, Menkaure being Khafre's successor. It is now known why his pyramid is smaller than the others, the theories being that it was either because (1) he wasn't as important a pharoah as his predecessors had been, or (2) that they (the aliens) had simply tired of building big pyramids. The hole in the righthand face is there because in the 12th century, an enterprising cairo Sultan decided to undertake a treasure hunt. This hole took him eight months to excavate and didn't find anything!
This shows the tip of the Pyramid of Khafre, which still retains the limestone cladding that once covered the whole thing. It is believed that there was a golden tip on top, set there to catch the light of the sun. The Pyramid of Khafre is the middle one of the three great pyramids, and while it looks the largest from almost every angle, Khafre had it built just slightly smaller than that belongiong to his father Cheops. What a good chap!
This and "Fenced Cemetary" are a couple of shots from my first foray into infrared photography. I converted my old Olympus 3040Z by using unexposed slide film as a filter. The images come out pretty noisy. I used the Healing tool in photoshop to get rid of some of the noise. Also the focus is not very sharp. If anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate them.
**robot eye pyramid, white background, simple clean lines, logo, icon, digital art --s 250** - Image #3 <@1086707766904762418>