Identifier: architectenginee11534sanf (find matches)
Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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nor-mous building known as the Casa de LasPalomas. I stood on the debris of thesecond story. A stone slipped beneath myfeet and the camera and I fell through anopening on top of a family of iguanas,fifteen feet beneath. These horny-shelledreptiles ranging from four to over six feet THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER ^ 34 ► JANUARY, NINETEEN THIRTY-FOUR in length, are not the best of bed fellows.The next few moments were full of action.Frantically the iguanas and I sought toescape. Dust filled the chamber and itsounded as though Bedlam were let loose.It is safe to say however I was the last toemerge. Fortunately, although I was some-what bruised, the camera was unharmed. half way through an opening which Ipulled out. In clear view was the face ofanother wall. After examination, this dis-covery led me to the conclusion that thegroup is far older than hitherto believed.As a matter of fact, the sum total of myinvestigations in Uxmal led me to the con-clusion that this ancient city far antedates
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THE LOLTUN CAVES near Tabi. Fifet pictuwere lost within its confusing labyrinth for fiv Our base camp center, the Casa de lasMoNjAS, proved to be one of the mostfascinating of all Maya structures. Itstands on a solid stone base approximatelyfive acres in extent, and over 30 feet inheight. The building is in four distinctsections, forming an enormous open square.Each wing is of a distinct style of archi-tecture and they were no doubt erected atwidely different periods. One morning I discovered a loose stone these practically unknown caves. The author and his three native guidesrescue by an unknown jungle hermit climaxed a strange adventure. the period generally assigned to it. Butsuch is the result of exploration amongMaya ruins. There is always surprise, al-ways the element of conflicting evidence.It is wise before passing hasty judgment,to make a thorough study of each andevery structure. On to the Unknown The work in the Uxmal area ended alltoo rapidly. I had planned to seek other T

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