﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:53:27 GMT--><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Multiverse</title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Default.aspx?TabId=753&amp;ctl=rss&amp;mid=2214&amp;galleryid=120&amp;language=en-US</link><atom:link href="https%3a%2f%2fwww.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu%2fDefault.aspx%3fTabId%3d753%26ctl%3drss%26mid%3d2214%26galleryid%3d120%26language%3den-US" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/884</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1200a_birdquad.JPG" length="1378499"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/885</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1200b_birdquad.JPG" length="1973607"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[A variety of parrots, macaws, eagles, doves, and turkeys. These are birds related to the sun and the vital life force. They are renowned for their beautiful feathers, oftened used to adorn the headdresses of Mayan dignitaries. (Image Credit: Jim Spadaccini, Ideum) ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/885</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/886</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1204a_quadnuns.JPG" length="1624528"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/887</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1209a_throne.JPG" length="1380253"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[This photo shows the western half of the North Building of the Nunnery Quadrangle. The building has eleven doorways on the front facade, and two on the ends. Each doorway leads into a double-chambered room. The number thirteen and depictions of celestial serpents on the exterior facades identify this building with the celestial realm. Note the stone throne on the lower right hand side of the steps in this picture. It has been dated to the year 900AD. (Image Credit: Jim Spadaccini, Ideum) ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:40 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/887</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/888</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1209b_throne.JPG" length="3765034"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[A stone throne, set into steps of North Building, Nunnery Quadrangle. This throne dates to the year 900AD, and seems to have belonged to the Señor Chaac, one of the last governors of Uxmal. Because of its location, it would have seated the highest dignitary during public events. (Image Credit: Michelle Williamson, Ideum) ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:41 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/888</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/889</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1209c_throne.JPG" length="2120602"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[Stone throne or seat, set into steps of North Building, Nunnery Quadrangle. (Image Credit: Jim Spadaccini, Ideum) ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:41 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/889</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zenith-day Sunrise at the Nunnery Quadrangle ]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/890</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1223a_quadnuns.JPG" length="1236988"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[Some architectural solar alignments are more subtle. On the day that the Sun passes through the zenith in the ancient Maya city of Uxmal, there are many alignments. One simple, but lovely alignment occurs at sunrise in the courtyard of the Nunnery Quadrangle. It is a rectangular structure with a large interior courtyard. When viewed from one corner of the courtyard, the zenith-day sun rises across the diagonal of the quad from the opposite corner.
(Photo by Bryan Mendez, UC Berkeley) ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:41 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/891</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1227a_quadnuns.JPG" length="1368555"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[The East building of the Nunnery Quadrangle has five doorways on the front facade which rises above the court on a raised platform. A stairway runs along its length. Entry through the center doorway reveals a chamber of six compartments, while each of the other four doorways leads to a separate double-chambered room. (Image Credit: Jim Spadaccini, Ideum) ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:42 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/892</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1227b_quadnuns.JPG" length="4693015"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/892</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/893</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1227c_quadnuns.jpg" length="3997650"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/894</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Portals/0/EasyGalleryImages/39/120/1227d_quadnuns.JPG" length="1731624"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:52:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu/Calendar-in-the-Sky/Images/Photos/Places/Uxmal/Nunnery-Quadrangle/emodule/2214/eitem/894</guid></item></channel></rss>