Hello, I am looking for someone to write an article on Maya Art and Architecture. It needs to be at least 1750 words. These locations are usually chosen based on their topography and availability of natural resources such as fresh water wells or rivers. The construction also integrated a great degree of natural physical features. For example, pyramids and temples were built atop hills to raise the former to impressive heights. Large plazas were located at the heart of the cities and surrounded by most valued administrative and religious buildings such as pyramid temples and ball courts. The rest of the city layouts evolved rather haphazardly as dictated by the topography of each independent building site. However, meticulous attention was placed on the directional orientation of temples since they were constructed in accordance with the position of the celestial bodies such as the sun, the moon and the planet Venus. Smaller structures of lesser nobles would follow, including smaller temples and individual shrines which gave them a greater degree of privacy than the large temples located in the cities. Less permanent and more modest homes of common people would follow, outside the city center. These were usually owned by farmers and laborers, who formed the working class. Every fifty-two years, the temples and pyramids would be remodeled or rebuilt on top of the old structures, mostly under the direction of a new ruler. The cities were then surrounded by high walls with gates for passage, much like our walled, gated modern communities.The Mayans made these great architectural constructions and art validate the crucial aspects of their culture. At the heart of each Mayan city was a large multi-storied and highly decorated palace which housed the king and the royal family. It contained small chambers and at least one courtyard. The palace was made of stone, with wooden structures on top. The roof was usually made of thatch. .
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