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walls approached near enough for the space to be bridged by single slabs. Meanwhile the outer faces of the walls were carried up vertically or at a slope, and the exterior

Fig.74.—Transverse section of a typical Yucatec building.

 

a.		Lower wall with doorway.
b.		Doorway.
c.		Wooden lintels.
d.		Communication doorway.
e.		Inner face of arch.
f.		Capstones of arch.
g.		Lower string-course.
h.		Decorated entablature.
i.		Upper string-course.
j.		Flying facade with ornament (sometimes added).
k.		Cornice of last.
l.		Roof-crest with ornament (sometimes substituted for j).
(After Holmes)