El Castillo, sometimes called "The Castle" or "The Pyramid of Kukulkan", this structure dominates the center of Chichén Itzá.
It rises 25 meters above the plaza. The base of the pyramid is 55.5 meters
El Castillo, sometimes called "The Castle" or "The Pyramid of Kukulkan", this structure dominates the center of Chichén Itzá. It rises 25 meters above the plaza. The base of the pyramid is 55.5… © Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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