Chichen Itza in the 1890s and now

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image showing Chichen Itza in the 1890s and now

___zach_b on December 31st, 2020 at 14:06 UTC »

Imagine just like....coming across this thing in the jungle. Dark, rainy, lightning in the sky flashing a silhouette of the top of the pyramid dark against the brightened sky.

Surreal as fuck.

heygoatholdit on December 31st, 2020 at 14:09 UTC »

Makes you wonder.......what else lays buried out there?

Rajastoenail on December 31st, 2020 at 14:30 UTC »

The restoration is contentious. Unfortunately archaeologists in the early 20th century weren’t known for their precise conservation efforts.

There’s some contemporary photos of the process (along with a fairly scathing review) here:

http://everythingcozumel.com/miscellenea/archaeology/shadow-stairs-story-mass-delusion/