Theory: Detail

Puuc architecture is connected to "decoration" as well as function for the building. Uxmal evidently is built in the Puuc region of the Yucatan. "The general concensus for the structures in the city is that the facade of all of them are generally blank and slabs of concrete put together to house a space. The roof is what separates from the concrete, creating a small overcast from the ground and adding tremendous detail to the elevation."

The ornamentation of the roofs symbolizes Maya culture and each building is different is ornament. For example, in the Nunnery, the North structure has on its elevation a serpent running along the front, where as in the Governors Palace the roof is ornamented with patterns of what look like textiles. Gods are also placed in the decor. Another building is the house of the Turtles, where the ornaments are literally turtles that have a religious significance to them in Maya culture.

The importance of the ornamentation is that is acts as a boundary in Uxmal. It holds to the idea that each building has a specific function and is allotted that space in which it is surrounded by. The Nunnery is square as too block out intruders, much like the Snake of Chac does for its enemies. Also, the decor catalogs each building and can distinguish which structures have similar function