Pre-Colombian Cities

ISBN-13: 9780415419369 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 602 str.

Jorge E. Hardoy

Opis

Explores Aztec Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) and Inca Cuzco. This work also studies such older civic memorial centers as Teotichuacan, Tula, Monte Alban, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Tikal, Palenque, Tiahuanaco, Chan Chan, Pachacamac, Machu Picchu, and other sites. It includes many photographs, maps, charts and city plans showing urban layouts of temples.

Spis treści

Introduction Preface 1. The origins of American civilizations 2. The urban evolution of Teotihuacan 3. Mesoamerican cities after the fall of Teotihuacan 4. The Aztecs 5. Tenochtitlan 6. The Maya 7. Did the Maya build cities? 8. The first stages of urban evolution in South America 9. Tiahuanaco and the urbanistic period 10. The Chimu Kingdon 11. The Inca 12. The Inca society - Cuzco 13. The Inca city 14. North and south Andean cities in South America 15. General conclusions on pre-Colombian city planning and design

O autorze

Jorge Enrique Hardoy