Cliff Palace from Cliff Palace Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park, Mancos, CO

            Built between 1190 and 1260, this Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Dwelling is known as Cliff Palace, and is the largest cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park, as well as the largest cliff dwelling in North America.  The building contains 150 rooms and 23 kivas, and was home to approximately 100 people.  Believed to have been a major Ancestral Puebloan ceremonial, social, and administrative center within Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace fell into disrepair following the migration of its residents, with the process of deterioration accelerating after its discovery by European-Americans in 1888, which was partially the impetus for the area’s designation as a National Park.  Following the creation of the park, the ruins were stabilized and reconstituted, with fallen stone being placed back onto the ruins, including on the buildings and terraces.  Archaeological, reconstitution, and stabilization work on the Cliff Palace was undertaken between 1906 and 1922, with portions of the structure being rebuilt in a manner that was inferred from other structures in the park, or conjecture.  The kivas and terraces were unearthed and stabilized, and the ruins were eventually opened to visitors, allowing the cliff dwelling to be directly experienced.  The structure and the park were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.  Today, Cliff Palace is open for guided tours, which allow visitors to traverse the main terrace with a ranger.
   

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Taken in: United States / Colorado / Swallows Nest (historical) (show map)

Taken on: August 6, 2023

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Sets appears in: • Mesa Verde National Park • Ancient Structures

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