Chichén Itzá - House of the Deer

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by Dorothy and Bill Bell

The House of the Deer

The House of the Deer, also called House of the Hunt, is in deep need of some renovations. Built in the Terminal Classic Period, the House is almost a completely collapsed pile of rubble showing only a small fraction of its former glory.

Named after a painting of a deer discovered on a posterior wall when the ruin was first explored, the stucco mural now has melted under the hot sun and torrential rains a leak and a collapsed wall.

The House of the Deer has a rectangular base measuring 35 by 33 meters (115 by 108 feet) and has a building with three chambers and an alter to the front face. It stands 16 meters (53 feet) tall including platform and chambers. It is a simple structure with a plain façade. There was a undecorated roof comb which currently is only partially standing. And a crest located at the roof.

The building was likely a civic or religious structure but certainly with less stature than many of the other ceremonial buildings on the site.

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