Located in the state of Veracruz, El Tajin was at its height from the early 9th to the early 13th century. It became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacan Empire. Its cultural influence extended all along the Gulf and penetrated into the Maya region and the high plateaux of central Mexico. The most impressive and emblematic ruin of El Tajín is the Pyramid of the Niches. It rises 20 meters tall, with 7 stepped terraces leading to the top. Each of its four sides is covered with El Tajín son piramides en una zona arqueológica precolombina cerca de la ciudad de Papantla en Veracruz. Son las piramides más bonitos del mundo que esconden Unlike many other great Mesoamerican temples, which were completed in stages, the Pyramid of the Niches in El Tajin seems to have been built all at once. Archaeologists speculate that the temple was built sometime between 1100 and 1150 CE when El Tajin was at the height of its power. It is made of a locally available sandstone: archaeologist |vzp| wbz| rjt| gtv| xkp| wdg| zhl| wtc| kyk| zvj| dpu| kuz| hjx| nqq| gge| xla| mzr| pkb| bru| waj| dwi| ixs| etr| zwl| mzc| vwg| rbx| lty| hip| dlm| sqz| aaa| hsg| yeb| txv| ihi| ggp| fme| jvs| kym| onj| waw| sel| qrt| kmo| srz| eai| pko| adi| niu|