IMG_2401 - A prickly pear cactus in flower.
IMG_2405 - Togas, a wrapped, 8 m strip of cloth, were worn only by free citizens. This draping style is from the 1st century.
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IMG_2410 - Pomegranate tree.
IMG_2412 - An agave plant. It grows for 20 years, flowers, and then dies.
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IMG_2414 - At its peak the city had 12 km of fortifications and may have had up to 300,000 inhabitants.
IMG_2415 - The columns bulge in the middle and lean a bit, and the rooflines hump up, to make them look straight.
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IMG_2417 - Symmetry and the unity of parts to the whole were important to Greek architecture.
IMG_2422 - Inside were three rooms. Gods and priests used the central room; worshipers only used the end porches.