Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Cholula;The Greatest Pyramid In The World

The Great Pyramid of Cholula is a complex of several big temples in the small town called Cholula, in the outside of Mexico. Also known as, "Mexico's Largest Pyramid!". It can be reached by spent 10 minutes from Puebla street.This building was 2000 years old and at first it called the great
Pyramid of Tipanipa, exactly it is before Spanish coming in 1519. But over the development period, the pyramid was changed to become The Great Pyramid of Cholula.

The Pyramid is not clear yet, is it funeral or not. But clearly, this buildings is the important side for their culture (for Mexico people whose stayed there) thet need to be saved.

The Great Pyramid of Cholula has a volume space that bigger than the other ancient structure of Pyramid such as The Chichen Itza Pyramid in Mexico and the others in Egypt. Even the Great Pyramid of Cholula is claimed as The Greatest Pyramid in the world.
At first looking, The Pyramid is look like a hill or green hill which stand there a building that seem like a church ( Nuestra Senora de los Remedios). But if you rise over the Pyramid, you will see the original structure of the pyramid which consist of four levels.


From here, you can see El Popocatepetl (the snow mountain which separate among the valleys in Mexico)clearly.
Like the archeology said, The Great Pyramid of Cholula has an important side. From altar, platform, ladder and tunnel which has lenght over 5 kilometer .

The other artifact was found in Cholula is a mural that seemed a real human. The mural is predicted has a lenght 50 meter or 165 foot with a full colors shade.
if you would like to visit it, you must prepare $3.70 for entrance. visit this site to find more picture http://www.delange.org/Cholula2/Cholula2.htm

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