Chichen Itza, Maya, Yucatan, Sheet metal puzzle, 3d puzzle, metalcraftdesign

Last crawled date: 1 year, 10 months ago

First off, I'd like to acknowledge https://grabcad.com/santhosh.kumar.shanmugam-1 for his superb model of Chichen Itza https://grabcad.com/library/chichen-itza-1 . I "LIKED" it and so should you...


***Learning Spoiler***
The Site:
Chichen Itza was one of the greatest Mayan centers of the Peninsula of Yucatan. Throughout its nearly 1,000 years history, different peoples have left their mark on this city. The Maya and Toltec vision of the world and the universe is revealed in their artistic works and stone monuments. Several buildings have survived.
In the northern region of the Yucatan peninsula, on a limestone plateau lie the relics of Chichen Itza, once one of the most powerful cities of the Maya. Ruins of the temples of this ancient civilization spread from the Guatemala jungles to the Yucatan. Today, Chichen Itza attracts millions of visitors who come to marvel at the spectacular remains.

The People:
The Maya originated around 3,000 years ago in present-day Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.
The Mayan empire flourished in the southern regions from around 250 AD to 900 AD. The empire in the south collapsed around 900 AD. No one knows the reason.
Scholars have suggested, among other reasons, disease, political upheaval, overpopulation or drought. But while the empire in the south waned, that in the north, especially in the Yucatan, flourished until the Spanish conquests of the 16th century AD.
The Maya were very skilled farmers and also created a very sophisticated written language; some think it might have been the first written language native to the Americans.
The Maya also developed social class system which was a well-ordered and carried on trade throughout a network of cities that went as far south as Panama and as far north as Central Mexico. Mathematicians, their number system included the concept of zero, an idea unknown to the old Greeks, expert mathematicians themselves.
The Maya used their mathematical knowledge along with celestial observations to finesse a calendar created by the Olmec which is a culture from the Mexican Gulf Coast and to create monuments to observe and commemorate movements of the moon, the sun, and Venus.
Spectacular examples of these monuments can still be seen at Chichen Itza today.

Learn more here...
http://www.chichenitza.com/
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza

This model/puzzle was a simple yet enjoyable project that I hope you all enjoy...
As always I grab screenshots as I go to both show the design and show my methodolgy used for anyone that wants to get an idea how to think in 3d. (Sorry as always for too many pics...)

As always... Your feedback, renderings and "LIKES" are more than welcome!

Thanks, hope you all like!
Dick Lowe