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in several architectural forms, most notably colonnaded halls, which are long masonry structures fronted by a series of columns that functioned as administrative buildings for the elite, and gallery-patios, which combine a long, open colonnaded gallery with a rectangular patio that uses interior columns to widen the interior space. Both types are common at Chichen Itza but rare elsewhere in Yucatán. Columns are also found at elite residences and, in decorative form, within Puuc-style architecture. Many columns were carved with figures in elaborate

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