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Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico
Pueblo Bonito of Chaco Canyon Pueblo Bonito of Chaco Canyon
Pueblo Kiva Pueblo Kiva

Pueblo Bonito of Chaco Canyon

Pueblo Bonito of Chaco Canyon
Pueblo Bonito, the largest of the Anasazi Great Houses, covers more than one hectare (three acres) in northern New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon. The Great Houses combined rooms, kivas (ceremonial chambers), towers, plazas, and terraces. Pueblo Bonito took the shape of the letter D, with its straight side facing south.
Robert Perron/Art Resource, NY
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Native American Architecture; Native Americans of North America; Pueblo (people); Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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