Chichen Itza - Great Ball Court
29 Ekim 2017, Meksika ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza - Pictures of the "Great Ball Court" where they would play and skull platform where they would display the decapitated head of the captain of the winningOkumaya devam et
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The "hoop" or goal where the teams would attempt to place the ball. There was one on two sides of the play field.
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The grandstand of the field where the dynastic leaders would watch the match.
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near the entrance, it appears as large as a football field.
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The skull platform where the decapitated head of the winning team captain would be displayed. The guide indicated, it was done as a warning to other city states. If we do this to those who we love/revere, imagine what we would do to our enemies.