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title: The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza
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source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/751/the-great-ball-court-at-chichen-itza/
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# The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza

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## Image File

[![The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/751.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/751.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Great Ball Court at [Chichen Itza](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chichen_Itza/) is the largest playing field in Mesoamerica. It measures 168 by 70 metres (551 by 230 feet) and the walls are 8 metres (26 feet) high. Here the game of Pok-a-Tok was played, the most popular and highly revered sport among the [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/). The acoustics of the ball court are so fine that a visitor standing at the North [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) can clearly hear someone standing at the far South Temple even in whisper. If one claps one's hands, the results are amazing in the surrounding echo which a visitor should be sure to experience.

## Cite This Work

### APA
N/A. (2012, July 08). The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/751/the-great-ball-court-at-chichen-itza/>
### Chicago
N/A. "The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 08, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/751/the-great-ball-court-at-chichen-itza/>.
### MLA
N/A. "The Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jul 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/751/the-great-ball-court-at-chichen-itza/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza) by [**N/A**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 08 July 2012. 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.