Originally constructed by the Mayans to ward off invading Aztec tribes, it quickly became a gesture that ingrained itself into the very fabric of society.

John William Godward
Phyleis
1908
Oil on canvas
http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=82

Photographers/Ballerinas from bottom right to left: Cooper/Cojocaru - Orloff/Semizorova - Zhdanov/Bessmertnova - Alovert/Zakharova - ?/Alicia Alonso - Orloff/Chenchikova - Lipnitzki/Spessivtzeva - Orloff/Bilova...the rest is mine

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I felt destructive today, and here is the outcome. Enjoy!

...how were these ancient peoples able to create such enormous structures with such astronomical precision? Did they have... help?