Introduction to the Step Pyramid: The Step Pyramid is the most conspicuous building in the Tikal ruins. The pyramid has a slope of 70 degrees and an amazing design. Its shape is as steep as a European Gothic teaching, so some people call it " Jungle Cathedral”. Mayan priests - usually Mayan kings - walked along these steep stone steps and entered the temple decorated with a towering "crown" on the top of the pyramid step by step. There, they communicated with the gods and gained transcendent power; it was also in There, they observed the stars, formulated calendars, and became the gods of the world in the minds of thousands of Mayans.

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