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     Mayan structures vary in height according to the substance that was used on the top of the building. If there was no terrace, the structure was a palace or other inhabitable building, elevated up to 45 meters in the case of a temple.

    Usually, most Maya facades were pointed horizontally divided in two main fringes. The medium mold that runs without interruption around the building was more or less from the middle and up on the wall. 

    As for the superficial plans, they varied according to the use of the building. Temples generally had only two chambers, one behind the other. One could enter by a door that opened on the far wall. The interior chambers were sanctuaries and the exterior rooms were used for less reserved ceremonies. In a palace, the building was usually composed of two long files of chambers, one behind the other.

    Mayas may have cut and polished the stone blocks individually for their buildings. The exterior as well as the interior walls were originally covered with a substance called lime stucco. The stucco is a durable finish for exterior walls and joints composed of sand, cement, and lime, which is applied when wet.

Bibliography:

Chrisp, Peter, Looking Into the Past: The Maya, New York, Thomson Learning, 1994