Scale model of as would have been the Acropolis of the city of Piedras Negras

This is a scale model of it as would have been the Acropolis of the city of Piedras Negras, during the classic period. The model is inside the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Guatemala.

The architecture of Black Stones, is considered among the most beautiful of the mayan cities of the Basin of the Usumacinta, because even though you do not have buildings as large as Tikal or The Viewpoint, and has rich design details. The site has two fields to play Ball, there are several palaces and vaulted, as well as Pyramid-Temples, including one that is connected to one of the several caves of the place.
The highlight however are fine stelae panels and engravings, of the best quality in the maya area. The images 3 of the 7 are an example of what detailed, and dedicated that they were these. Due to the damp of the place, many of them have a lot of wear and tear. The area of Yaxchilan-Piedras Negras was one of the centres of artistic largest of the maya cities in these basins are simply beautiful and probably were the cultural headquarters of his time.