tablero

architecture

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Mesoamerican architecture

  • Mesoamerican civilization
    In pre-Columbian civilizations: Teotihuacán

    This exhibits the talud-tablero architectural motif that is typical of Teotihuacán culture: on each body or tier of a stepped pyramid is a rectangular frontal panel (tablero) supported by a sloping batter (talud). The tablero is surrounded by a kind of projecting frame, and the recessed portion of…

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