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title: Adobe Walls, Chan Chan
author: Bruno Girin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5300/adobe-walls-chan-chan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Adobe Walls, Chan Chan

_Authored by Bruno Girin_

## Image File

[![Adobe Walls, Chan Chan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5300.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5300.jpg)

## Image Caption

A section of the decorated adobe walls of one of the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) compounds in [Chan Chan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chan_Chan/), northern Peru. Chan Chan was the capital of the [Chimu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chimu_Civilization/) ([Chimor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chimu_Civilization/)) [civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/civilization/) which flourished between the 12th and 15th centuries CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Girin, B. (2016, July 07). Adobe Walls, Chan Chan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5300/adobe-walls-chan-chan/>
### Chicago
Girin, Bruno. "Adobe Walls, Chan Chan." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5300/adobe-walls-chan-chan/>.
### MLA
Girin, Bruno. "Adobe Walls, Chan Chan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5300/adobe-walls-chan-chan/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/66145040/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/66145040/) by [**Bruno Girin**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/66145040/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 July 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.