Mayan ruins outside of
Belize
The Mayan civilization fell, but the story of their culture continues to be told through their paintings, sculptures, and architecture. Most of their paintings and sculptures depict the gods the Mayans worshipped, as well as the sacrifices they made to these gods, or showed a scene in which the leaders of the civilization received visitors with gifts, as the painting above does. In my opinion though, their rich and unique architecture is what shows the strength of the Mayan culture. They constructed massive pyramids to house their temples, and these still stand in the jungles of Honduras and throughout Central America. Mayan art is a memorial to their culture.
The Mayan civilization fell, but the story of their culture continues to be told through their paintings, sculptures, and architecture. Most of their paintings and sculptures depict the gods the Mayans worshipped, as well as the sacrifices they made to these gods, or showed a scene in which the leaders of the civilization received visitors with gifts, as the painting above does. In my opinion though, their rich and unique architecture is what shows the strength of the Mayan culture. They constructed massive pyramids to house their temples, and these still stand in the jungles of Honduras and throughout Central America. Mayan art is a memorial to their culture.
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