The Market in Chichen Itza is difficult to specify if it was precisely built to be a real Market. However, its appearance suggests it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The columns supported a roof of perishable material. As in the Thousand Columns<\/a>, it is considered that the friezes restored in the Market allow having a perception less threatening than the This structure consists of a platform 80 m long and 15 m wide, with a central stairway bordered by tiles, which allows access to an open porch at the front, but closed behind and to the sides, with a row of alternating columns and pilasters that supported the vaulted ceiling. A central door leads to a square patio, 17 m per side, surrounded by 24 columns built with stone drums and capitals, the highest in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The facade of the portico had a slope and vertical wall cut by a horizontal strip at the height of the beams; and next came a frieze between two molded cornices, whose central strip was decorated with groups of columns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The facade ended in battlements of cut snails. Near the central door of the portico there is a terraced platform, with a molding decorated with feathered serpents and a slope with a procession of warriors; also attached to the walls is a bench with an inclined backrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Market in Chichen Itza<\/a> is located in front of the North Pillars and to the left of the Temple of Sculpted Columns.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPhysical description of the Market in Chichen Itza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Location of the Market in Chichen Itza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n