Arch of Kabah - Yucatan , Mexico

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The Ancient Ruins Collection - Mesoamerica is a dedicated sub-collection about the legacy of past civilizations in parts of what is present-day Mexico and Central America.

This model was designed by Dany Sánchez , available in two versions:

- Current state (ruins) - Hypothetical reconstruction The Arch of Kabáh ( ka-BAAH ) is one of the structures still standing in the ancient Mayan city of Kabáh, in the Puuc region of the Yucatan peninsula of southeastern Mexico.

Kabáh is one of the many small cities that the Maya civilization built in the Puuc region of Yucatan, known for its low hills landscape, in contrast with the rest of the peninsula, which is very flat . Other cities in this region are Uxmal , Labná , Sayil, and Xlapak, all located within a few miles from each other. It is believed that Kabáh means “Strong Hand” in the ancient Yucatec Mayan language, and written with the glyph of a clenched fist. Most of the architecture now visible was built between the 7th century and 11th centuries CE.

One of Kabáh's prominent buildings is this monumental arch located on the sacbé, or main road, coming from nearby Uxmal, marking the entrance to the city. Although the archaeological findings show the city is quite large, only a fraction is excavated and available for visiting. This arch is the only cleaned-up and semi-restored building in the western part of the city. The Palace of Masks and other more known structures are on the eastern side. It was originally painted red, very austere in design, with almost no decoration except for probably a roof comb, a typical feature of Mayan architecture ( from Wikipedia ).

MiniWorld 3D is excited to bring this historical model to life as a homage to all the people of Mexico. This model was created from scratch by hand and brain in parametric software to ensure printability, using photographs and blueprints to create a beautiful and stylized version of your favorite landmarks. Please give credit, it's all about spreading culture!

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Photo credits: 0.2mm layer height, using SpiderMaker matte PLA frosted almond and Galaxy Universe black PLA, hand-painted with acrylics by Dany Sánchez. Blue background renderings: Artemio García Real location photo credit: Dany Sánchez.

The references for these models are based on the drawings and hypothetical reconstruction by Harry E. D. Pollock (1980), found on the paper “The urban arch in Mayan architecture” ( El arco urbano en la arquitectura Maya ) by Laura Gilabert Sansalvador, Andrea Peiro Vitoria, Rosana Martinez Vanaclocha from Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain ( Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, España), as well as drawings by the authors .

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Printing Tips

Suggested parameters:

For better details, print slow, such as 15 or 20mm/s for outer perimeters. Fine-tune retraction to avoid stringing. Perimeters: 2 Top layers: 3 Infill: as low as 12%

No supports needed, this has been optimized to eliminate all overhangs.