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Hall of Columns at Mitla
TITLEHall of Columns at Mitla
ARCHITECT/BUILDERZapotecs; Mixtecs
NATIONMexico
SITEArchaeological site of Mitla; Zapotecan Precinct
DETAILHall of Columns; Precinct of the High Priest
CITYSan Pablo Villa de Mitla
STATE or REGIONOaxaca
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION200 AD until 1520's
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEArchaeological site of Mitla; Ruins; Hall of Columns; Grupo de las Columnas
MATERIALSStone, volcanic stone
TYPEBurial place; Training place for priests; Ruins; Archaeological site
STYLEPre-Columbian Mesoamerican, Zapotec; Mixtec; Geometric mosaics
OTHER TERMSLyobaa (Zapotecan name for Place of Rest); Mitla(Nahuatl term for Place of the Dead).
NOTESSite is divided into five precincts.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERdcap85
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Meredith L. Clausen at mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERDeborah Caplow
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCECaplow, Deborah
COPYRIGHT HOLDERCaplow, Deborah
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