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El Castillo Description
The structure known as El Castillo, also called the Pyramid of Kukulkán, dominates this part of the site. As is the case with most pre-Columbian buildings, it is positioned in accordance with strict astronomical-astrological rules.

The 30 m (98 ft)-high, four-sided pyramid, excellently restored, impresses with its classic simplicity. The nine-tiered terracing and four stairways, one on each side, symbolise the nine heavens and four points of the compass. Each stairway has 91 steps, a total of 364, the platform at the top being the 365th, the whole corresponding therefore to the number of days in a year. Large serpent heads adorn the feet of the stairways which rise steeply, at an angle of 45°, to the upper platform on which the
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Hobbies & Activities category: Western hemisphere native art, artifacts;  Archeological site or ruin
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