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To the north of the Akapana is the Kalasasaya, a large rectangular open temple, believed to have been used as an observatory. It is entered by a flight of seven steps in the centre of the eastern wall. The interior contains two carved monoliths and the monumental Gate of the Sun, one of the most important specimens of the art of Tiwanaku.
Akapana Pyramid. Climb the hill up to Tiwanaku’s most outstanding structure, the partially excavated Akapana pyramid, which was built on an existing geological formation. At its base this roughly square, 16m hill covers a surface area of about 200 sq meters. In the center of its flat summit is an oval-shaped sunken area, which some sources ...
17 de abr. de 2020 · The Akapana is a morphed, cross-shaped pyramid measuring 257 meters wide, and is 197 meters broad at its maximum point. It was built to a height of nearly 17 meters. The pyramid features sunken fourth at its center. On the western side of the structure, we see a staircase decorated with sculptures.
The Akapana Pyramid Mound. The 59-foot-tall Akapana resembles a large natural hill more than a pyramid. Closer inspection shows walls and columns sticking out from the base and carved stones on its summit and tumbling down the sides. The somewhat amorphous shape of this tremendous pyramid is the result of centuries of looting and quarrying of ...
Other articles where Akapana is discussed: Tiwanaku: …buildings of Tiwanaku include the Akapana Pyramid, a huge platform mound or stepped pyramid of earth faced with cut andesite; a rectangular enclosure known as the Kalasasaya, constructed of alternating tall stone columns and smaller rectangular blocks; and another enclosure known as the Palacio.
19 de jun. de 2016 · Tiene 194 metros de largo por 182 metros de ancho. Es una pirámide escalonada simétrica de 18 metros de altura, orientada hacia los puntos cardinales con una pequeña desviación en su orientación de 4º 30’ de oeste a norte. Está construida en siete terraplenes superpuestos (7 pisos o niveles), los cuales se encuentran separados por ...
Tiwanaku, major pre-Columbian civilization known from ruins of the same name that are situated near the southern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.The main Tiwanaku site was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2000.. Some scholars date the earliest remains found at the site to the early part of the Early Intermediate Period (c. 200 bce –200 ce); others suggest that the culture is ...
