Pueblo Bonito, A
Photo Gallery
D-shaped Pueblo Bonito, possibly five stories tall along the outer
arc, has the greatest number of rooms, estimated at 650 rooms, of the Great
Pueblos in Chaco Canyon. This view is from the mesa to the North of the
ruin. The center wall aligns to true North.
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Rimrock view of Pueblo Bonito.
The style of masonry varies at the various great houses in Chaco Canyon. All
the very-high quality masonry is lain with adobe mortar. Nonetheless,
the beautiful artistry was covered with stucco and probably painted. It
is all the more impressive for having survived near 1,000 years in an exposed
area.
View of a three-story section of the southeast corner from within one
of the larger rooms. |
The outer, curved wall of Pueblo Bonito is seen in this
view. The masonry bonding reveals that the outermost row of rooms
was an addition.
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An atypical corner opening is seen in this view of the
highest walls in the southeast corner. This opening
has received some speculative attention about its astronomic alignment. It
is not known if light entered the room in prehistoric times because the outer
walls (foreground) are collapsed. The firmly established astronomic features
of Pueblo Bonito include precise alignments to the cardinal directions, of
the North-South wall and the southern-most wall (aligns due east-west).
Architectural plan and artist's conception of Pueblo Bonito
as displayed on
interpretve plaques at the ruin.
The
Great Kiva in the West Plaza is in the foreground,
the larger Great
Kiva
adjoins the North-South wall to the south.
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Pueblo Bonito South Great Kiva
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36.060444
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Pueblo Bonito North Great Kiva
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36.060750
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