Rosalila Temple Reconstruction

Full-scale painted red-stucco reconstruction of Copan's Rosalila temple facade with polychrome masks in a museum hall. loading

This full-scale reconstruction of Copán's Rosalila Temple is based on one of the best-preserved Maya buildings ever discovered. Protected inside a later pyramid for more than 1,400 years, the original shrine preserves rare evidence that Maya temples were brilliantly painted with colorful stucco rather than left as bare stone.

Tags:
  • Archeology
  • Central America
  • Copán
  • Honduras
  • Maya
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