{"id":455,"date":"2018-10-07T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T20:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayanpeninsula.com\/?p=455"},"modified":"2022-09-17T02:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:48:08","slug":"venus-temple-chichen-itza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayanpeninsula.com\/en\/venus-temple-chichen-itza\/","title":{"rendered":"The Venus Temple in Chichen Itza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u00b4s called the Venus Temple in Chichen Itza because there are representations in bas-relief of the planet Venus in its outer panels in the form of a Mayan Year Bundle next to a half flower with vanes in the petals; there\u2019s also the symbol of Pop or braided mat<\/a> that means lordship and power. The Venus Temple is also known as the Tomb of Chac Mool<\/g> because its sculpture was found in its interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stone bas-reliefs still conserve remains of red, blue and yellow paint that adorned the contours of the representation of the “morning star”, one of the manifestations of Kukulkan-Quetzalcoatl<\/a> most admired by pre-Hispanic cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the sunken space appears Kukulcan or Venus coming out of the jaws of a serpent with feathers, forked tongue and jaguar claws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venus Temple and Kukulk\u00e1n Pyramid in Chichen Itza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Physical description of the Venus Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Venus Temple in Chichen Itza is a base with a square floor plan more than 25 m on each side, with four staircases bordered by balustrades ending in a cube, from which a snakehead is projected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The base is composed of a slope, a vertical wall with projecting panels that leave a sunken space, and a cornice-board as a finishing touch; the total height of the base is 4 m. On the cornice board, there is a feathered serpent with fish among its undulations whose head protrudes from the cube of the staircase’s arch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location of the Venus Temple in Chichen Itza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Venus Temple in Chichen Itza<\/a> is located in the Grand Plaza in front of the main side of the Kukulk\u00e1n Pyramid<\/a>, where the snakeheads are found, and on the side of the Temple of the Eagles and Jaguars<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n