Chichen Itza - 07

The Warriors Temple.
O Templo dos Guerreiros.





Chichen Itza - 06

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Chichen Itza - 06

The Warriors Temple.
O Templo dos Guerreiros.

This building owes its name to the row of pillars displaying relief carvings of warriors. Is was erected over an ancient structure known as the Temple of Chac Mool, upon whose walls and interior pillars there are richly colored carvings of plumed serpents, warriors, and priests. The upper building only partially reflects its true grandeur. There are three sculpted maks with extremely long noses on the outer walls and at the corners. On the inner walls of the vaults there were murals with scenes of war and daily life. Tha altar-tables and benches may have served as seats and thrones for dignitaries.

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Temple of the Warriors

The Temple of the Warriors complex consists of a large stepped pyramid fronted and flanked by rows of carved columns depicting warriors. This complex is analogous to Temple B at the Toltec capital of Tula, and indicates some form of cultural contact between the two regions. The one at Chichen Itza, however, was constructed on a larger scale. At the top of the stairway on the pyramid’s summit (and leading towards the entrance of the pyramid’s temple) is a Chac Mool.

Near the Warriors is a large plaza surrounded by pillars called "The Great Market."

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Chichen Itza - 05

El Caracol. (The Snail) Part 2 (Part 1)
Was an astronomical observatory.

O Caracol.
Era um observatório astronómico.







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Chichen Itza - 04

El Caracol. (The Snail)
Was an astronomical observatory.

O Caracol.
Era um observatório astronómico.

To the north of Las Monjas is a round building on a large square platform nicknamed El Caracol or "the snail" for the stone spiral staircase inside. This structure was an observatory with its doors aligned to view the vernal equinox, the Moon's greatest northern and southern declinations, and other astronomical events sacred to Kukulcan, the feathered-serpent god of the wind and learning. The Maya used the shadows inside the room cast from the angle of the sun hitting the doorway to tell when the solstices would occur. Placed around the edge of El Caracol are large rock cups that they filled with water and would watch the reflection of the stars in the water to help determine their complex, but extremely accurate calendar system.

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Chichen Itza - 03

The Football Field.
The captain of the loser team was the honor of the his decapitation. The baal must pass in the hole (picture 3) can't be shoted by head, hands or foots.
Campo de Futebol.
O capitão da equipa perdedora tinha a honra de ser decapitado. A tinha de passar pelo buraco (imagem 3) e não podia ser lançada com a cabeça, mãos nem pés.

The Great Ball Court

Archaeologists have identified seven courts^{[citation needed]} for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame in Chichén, but the Great Ball Court about 150 meters to the north-west of the Castillo is by far the most impressive. It is the largest ball court in ancient Mesoamerica. It measures 166 by 68 meters (545 by 232 feet). The imposing walls are 12 meters high, and in the center, high up on each of the long walls, are rings carved with intertwining serpents.^[8]

At the base of the high interior walls are slanted benches with sculpted panels of teams of ball players. In one panel, one of the players has been decapitated and from the wound emits seven streams of blood; six become wriggling serpents and the center becomes a winding plant.

At one end of the Great Ball Court is the North Temple, popularly called the Temple of the Bearded Man. This small masonry building has detailed bas relief carving on the inner walls, including a center figure that has carving under his chin that resembles facial hair.^[9] At the south end is another, much bigger temple, but in ruins.

Built into east wall are the Temples of the Jaguar. The Upper Temple of the Jaguar overlooks the ball court and has an entrance guarded by two, large columns carved in the familiar feathered serpent motif. Inside there is a large mural, much destroyed, which depicts a battle scene.

In the entrance to the Lower Temple of the Jaguar, which opens behind the ball court, is another jaguar throne, similar to the one in the inner temple of El Castillo, except that it is well worn and missing paint or other decoration. The outer columns and the walls inside the temple are covered with elaborate bas-relief carvings.

Behind this platform is a walled inscription which depicts a tzompantli (rack of impaled human skulls) in relief.
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Chichen Itza - 02

The Castle - It's like a pyramid, the Temple of Kukulcan.
O Castelo - É como uma pirâmide, o Templo de Kukulcan.









El Castillo

Dominating the center of Chichén is the Temple of Kukulkan (the Maya name for Quetzalcoatl), often referred to as "El Castillo" (the castle). This step pyramid has a ground plan of square terraces with stairways up each of the 4 sides to the temple on top. On the Spring and Fall equinox, at the rising and setting of the sun, the corner of the structure casts a shadow in the shape of a plumed serpent - Kukulcan, or Quetzalcoatl - along the side of the North staircase. On these two days, the shadows from the corner tiers slither down the northern side of the pyramid with the sun's movement.

Mesoamerican cultures periodically built larger pyramids atop older ones, and this is one such example. In the mid 1930s, the Mexican government sponsored an excavation into El Castillo. After several false starts, they discovered a staircase under the north side of the pyramid. By digging from the top, they found another temple buried below the current one. Inside the temple chamber was a Chac Mool statue and a throne in the shape of jaguar, painted red with spots made of inlaid jade.

The Mexican government excavated a tunnel from the base of the north staircase, up the earlier pyramid’s stairway to the hidden temple, and opened it to tourists. In 2006, INAH closed the throne room to the public.

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Chichen Itza - 01

One old entrance of the city.

Uma antiga entrada da cidade.

Chichen Itza (En) (Pt). Map.

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National Museum

National Musem, Stockholm, Sweden. Some details inside.
Museu Nacional, Estocolmo, Suécia. Alguns detalhes lá dentro.

National Museum. Map.

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La Pedrera

La Pedrera or Milá House, is one more work of Gaudí. Barcelona. Spain.

La Pedrera ou Casa Milá, é mais uma obra de Gaudí. Barcelona. Espanha.







La Pedrera (Casa Milá).

Cuban Cars | Carros Cubanos

Cars with more than 50 years, it's a thing usual in Cuba, a museum going on the roads.

Carros com mais de 50 anos, é uma coisa comum em Cuba, autênticos museus sobre rodas.

Ruins | Ruínas

Ruins from Carthage, a Roman city (one of the three most important), destroyed later, actually Tunisia. Protected by UNESCO.
Ruínas de Cartago, cidade Romana (uma das três mais importantes), destruída mais tarde, actualmente na Tunísia. Protegida pela UNESCO.



Map.

Eiffel Tower | Torre Eiffel

View of the Eiffel Tower, from to top of the tower. Paris. France.
Vista da Torre Eiffel, do topo da torre. Paris. France.



Eiffel Tower.
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Old advertising | Publicidade antiga

Publicado no Jornal O Primeiro de Janeiro de 05.02.1961.

Ref: Jornal. O Primeiro de Janeiro. Porto.

No War, No Violence | Não à Guerra, Não à Violência

Monument against war and violence. The gun with a knot, the violence will not pass to there. Photo in Stockholm, Sergelgatan Street.
Monumento contra a guerra e violência. A pistola com um nó, a violência não passará por aqui. Fotografia em Estocolmo, Rua Sergelgatan.

Map.

Boy George - The War Song

Batlló House | Casa Batlló

Batlló House, Antoni Gaudí project, in Barcelona. This house was made to a rich family, and one of the special characteristics is there's no straight lines walls, all of them curve. Maybe other works of Gaudí get more fame, but if you visit this one, you will be impressed with all details.

Casa Batlló, projecto de Antoni Gaudí, em Barcelona. Esta casa foi feita para uma família rica, uma das suas características únicas é de não ter paredes rectas, todas são curvas. Talvez outras obras de Gaudí sejam mais famosas, mas se visitar esta, vai ficar impressionado com os detalhes desta casa.

Ref: Antoni Gaudí. Casa Batlló Official. Casa Batlló Wikipédia. Barcelona. Map.

Sunset in Viana do Castelo | Pôr do Sol em Viana do Castelo

In Viana do Castelo, a city in the north of Portugal, with the Lima River and the Atlantic Ocean near, the sunset won beautiful colors. In the first photo you can see in the left side the ship Gil Eanes, this ship is now a Museum, i you go to Viana do Castelo you can visit them.

Em Viana do Castelo, uma cidade do Norte de Portugal, com o Rio Lima e o Oceano Atlântico por perto, o pôr do sol ganha lindas cores. Na primeira fotografia, podes ver do lado esquerdo o navio Gil Eanes, este navio é agora um Museu, se for a Viana do Castelo pode visitá-lo.

Ref: Ship Gil Eanes. Rio Lima. Viana do Castelo. Who is Gil Eanes? Map.

The Reading Room | A Sala de Leitura

The British Museum is a reference, has a huge collection of the World History (Rosetta Stone, for example), it's free, yes you don't have to pay to see near 7 millions of pieces, picked around the world. You can find there the impressive Reading Room, if you go to London, visit The British Museum and enter in the Reading Room and feel, you may not describe but you can feel.

O Museu Britânico é uma referência, tem uma gigantesca colecção da História Mundial (exº: Pedra Roseta), é gratuito, não precisas pagar para ver cerca de 7 milhões de peças, recolhidas por todo o mundo. Encontras lá a impressionante Reading Room (Sala de Leitura), se vais a Londres visita o Museu Britânico e entra na Reading Room e sente, podes não conseguir descrever mas sentirás o que é estar lá dentro.

Ref: British Museum; Reading Room. Map.