The Pillory Shrine

The Pillory Shrine is built upon a square pedestal with a truncated cone-shaped monolith set in the center. The monolith appears to have been covered in stucco, and hieroglyphics and symbolic ornamentation were painted on its surface. It is also known as the Flogging Block, though it may instead be a simplified version of the Central Tree, the Ya’axche Cab, mentioned in Mayan mythology. Everything indicates that it was built around the same time as the Governor’s Palace.

Yucatán · Mexico