The Codz Poop rises above the huge platform on which it is built
Photo by Jeff Purcell, June 10, 2004
The Codz Poop rests on top of a huge platform which dominates the site.
Photo by Jeff Purcell, June 10, 2004
Photo by Jeff Purcell, June 10, 2004
"We may also note that, although infrequent in the late phases [of the fully developed Puuc style], the roofcomb, when it exists, is generally found above range-type buildings, and rarely on raised sanctuaries, showing the same quality of execution as the rest of the building and helping to accentuate its horizontal appearance. This lengthy superstructure is distinguished, as at Kabáh, by its large, generally geometric openwork..."
Paul Gendrop, Rio Bec, Chenes, and Puuc Styles in Maya Architecture, p. 176
Joyce Kelly notes that the roofcomb of the Codz Poop was restored in 1991.
Joyce Kelly, An Archaeological Guide to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, p. 109
"But when it comes to masks, the most famous building of the region is, of course, the Codz Poop at Kabáh which, in the midst of other semi-dilapidated buildings, also stands out because of its position on top of an enormous raised platform and the delicate geometric openwork of its elongated roofcomb."
Paul Gendrop, Rio Bec, Chenes, and Puuc Styles in Maya Architecture, p. 183
Visiting Kabah in 1842, John Lloyd Stephens wrote: "Leaving this mound, again taking the milpa path, and following it to the distance of three or four hundred yards, we reach the foot of a terrace twenty feet hight, the edge of which is overgrown with trees; ascending this, we stand on a platform two hundred feet in width by one hundred and forty-two feet deep, and facing us is the building represented in Plate XV [the Codz Poop]."
John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, 1843