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title: The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Mexico
author: Betsy Mark
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9959/the-temple-of-the-frescoes-tulum-mexico/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Mexico

_Authored by Betsy Mark_

## Image File

[![The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Mexico](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9959.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9959.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the Frescoes dates to around the 11th century CE while the paintings on the walls inside date to 11th-12th centuries CE. A second storey was added later. Two red hand prints can be seen on this second level thought by some scholars to represent the Descending [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Mark, B. (2019, January 29). The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Mexico. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9959/the-temple-of-the-frescoes-tulum-mexico/>
### Chicago
Mark, Betsy. "The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Mexico." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 29, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9959/the-temple-of-the-frescoes-tulum-mexico/>.
### MLA
Mark, Betsy. "The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Mexico." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Jan 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9959/the-temple-of-the-frescoes-tulum-mexico/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Betsy Mark**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 29 January 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, 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.