But Palenque is prized for something else ... This succession of kings commissioned the Temple of the Cross Group, Temple XIX, and the Temple of Inscriptions, said to be one of the most profuse ...

This image depicts the Temple of Inscriptions (center) and the Palace (left), two of the most famous structures at Palenque in southern Mexico’s Chiapas region. The buildings are set off against a ...

This image depicts the inside of the Temple of the Sun at Palenque, originally named for an interior tablet that appeared to honor the sun. However, archeologists have since found that the tablet ...

Top row left to right: Catherwood 1844: Plate VI "General View of Palenque." The central building in Palenque was not a temple but a royal palace, unlike at other Maya sites. Perhaps the most iconic ...