Cliff Palace Sunset
$45.00 – $1,599.00
Cliff Palace Sunset, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA.
Available as a signed archival print, gallery style float mount, or face mounted acrylic. The mounted versions are ready to hang with the hardware shown, or you can add moulding from your local frame shop. The float mount has a luster finish, and the acrylic mount has a high gloss finish.
Cliff Palace stands as the largest cliff dwelling in North America, a remarkable structure crafted by the Ancestral Puebloans. Situated within Mesa Verde National Park, nestled in what was once their ancestral homeland, this architectural wonder resides in Montezuma County, Colorado, marking the southwestern edge of the United States.
Dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries, Cliff Palace’s construction and maintenance spanned several decades, with evidence suggesting continuous work between 1190 CE and 1260 CE. Despite its grandeur, the bulk of the construction occurred over a mere 20-year period. The Ancestral Puebloans, or Anasazi, who erected this dwelling, along with similar ones across Mesa Verde, were driven by both competition and shifting climate conditions to seek refuge in these cliffside sanctuaries. By 1300, Cliff Palace was abandoned, though scholarly debate persists regarding the primary cause. Some argue that a series of megadroughts disrupting food production systems played a pivotal role.
LA-CO-0481
| Weight | 1 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 20 × 30 × 2 in |
| Panorama 1:2 | 10X20 Inch Archival Print, 15X30 Inch Archival Print, 20X40 Inch Archival Print, 30X60 Inch Archival Print |
| Frame Options | Face Mounted Acrylic, Gallery Float Mount, Print Only |
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