After visiting the West Columns, we walked over to the Palace of the Sculpted Columns.  The Palace of the sculpted Columns felt the same as the last 2 years; nothing new to report about it.

According to the INAH Plaque accompanying this temple, the Palace of the Sculpted Columns has outstanding bas-reliefs on its jambs and columns.  The architectural characteristics indicate a civic-religious function.  The Palace has a front gallery and a series of interior corridors.  Originally, the Mayans decorated the Palace’s 3 facades with geometric designs, carvings of dignitaries, and masks of a god with an impressive nose [Chaac?].  Inside the Palace, walls of subsequent construction stages enclose the space between the columns.