Montezuma's Castle In Arizona by Sharon Williams Eng - Royalty Free and Rights Managed Licenses

Sharon Williams Eng

Winston-Salem, NC

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Montezuma's Castle In Arizona

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Sharon Williams Eng

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According to Wikipedia, Montezuma Castle is situated about 90 feet up a sheer limestone cliff, facing the adjacent Beaver Creek, which drains into the Verde River just north of Camp Verde. It is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, in part because of its ideal placement in a natural alcove that protects it from exposure to the elements. The precariousness of the dwelling's location and its immense scale of floor space across five stories suggest that the Sinagua were daring builders and skilled engineers. Access into the structure was most likely permitted by a series of portable ladders, which made it difficult for enemy tribes to penetrate the natural defense of the vertical barrier.

The dwellings and the surrounding area were declared a U.S. National Monument on December 8, 1906.

When European-Americans first observed the ruins in the 1860s, by then long-abandoned, they named them for the famous Aztec emperor Montezuma in the mistaken belief that he had been connected to their construction. The dwellings were built and used by the Sinagua people.

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