| The centerpiece of the Copán
Museum of Sculpture is a true-scale three story replica of the Rosalila
temple, discovered in near perfect condition by archaeologists in 1989
by means of a tunnel dug under the central building of the Acropolis.
Rosalila, dedicated in AD 571 by Copán's 10th ruler, was apparently so
sacred that when it was built over it was not destroyed but left completely
intact. The original Rosalila temple is still under the Acropolis. Under
it is a still earlier temple, Margarita, built 150 years before, as well
as other even earlier platforms and tombs. |
