“The plateau on which the principal buildings of the Palenque group of ruins stands is not naturally perfectly level; but has a considerable slop downwards towards the north. This gradually sloping ground has been divided up and terraced into a number of comparatively level plots.” – Alfred Maudslay.
I made this map with ArcScene, another GIS application. She still needs work, but you get the idea, right? It is a long way down to street level where the main park road winds through the area represented in purple. I counted 170 modern stairs. Here's a view of some of them as I looked down...
Here's a view looking up...
I made this map with ArcScene, another GIS application. She still needs work, but you get the idea, right? It is a long way down to street level where the main park road winds through the area represented in purple. I counted 170 modern stairs. Here's a view of some of them as I looked down...
Here's a view looking up...
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