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Court and Tower of the Palace, Palenque

Court and Tower of the Palace, Palenque.jpg Basaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain godBasaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain godBasaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain godBasaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain godBasaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain godBasaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain godBasaltic Columns, Regia, MexicoThumbnailsAnother representation of the Elephant-headed Rain god

The tower situated in the southern court is considered by Waldeck as the crowning work of all. The picture is a reduction from Waldeck’s drawing, and no doubt indicates the true number of its stories, as well as the remarkable growth of vegetation upon its roof. The descent of the little roots and tendrils of the trees above in quest of nourishment, furnish a striking illustration of the luxuriant vegetable growth which pervades the region.