The following article aims to publicize such an important and historical issue as "Mayan Architecture", the Characteristics of Mayan Architecture. Mayan architectural elements, ceremonial platforms, pyramids, temple, crest, orientation, Mayan vault, stele, glyph, urban design, building materials, construction process, regional architectural styles. Mayan architecture is the richest in the New World, due to the complexity and variety of means of expression. Gigantic structures covered in limestone stucco were his trademark. The buildings were decorated with masks and crests carved in stone and stucco and usually painted red, due to the large amount of limestone available in the Mayan lands of Peten, the lime and mixture was easily produced in an impressive manner allowing The construction of Pyramids and palaces, usually in the Preclassic, were crowned with three temples of wood and thatch, known as "triadic complexes", during the Classic they had one or two rooms with the Mayan vault . To make the walls they used blocks in two rows, then topped with small stones and other materials, at Tikal, El Naranjo, Wala' and many other sites, found pieces of stelae and obsidian like filling, like previous structures. The imperfections in the layers of the path were offset stucco decorations. What we see now is the last stage of construction, but in reality it is not uncommon to find more than 5 construction phases. Limestone stucco was made with limestone cooked and mixed with an organic glue extracted from a tree known locally as endemic Holol Petén, mixed with lime and sascab, a natural mineral like limestone. The building known to the Mayans is Temple I or the Great Jaguar at Tikal, which served the famous Hasaw K'a tomb...... middle of article ......studies on Mayan architecture and The results of these discoveries were beautiful pieces representing Mayan culture. The Mayan culture is one of many cultures represented by works of art containing only natural elements such as wood, stone, paintings, ceramics, among others.Works CitedRanney, Edward. Mayan masonry. 1st ed. University Press of New Mexico at Alburquerque: The Meriden Engraving Society, 1974. 1-76. Print. Andrews, George. Place creation and urbanization of Mayan cities. 1st ed. Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1975. 1-435. Print. Stuart, David and George Stuart. Palenque Eternal City of the Mayans. 1st ed. WW Norton & CO Inc, 2008. 1-272. Print.Herderson, John. World of the ancient Mayans. 2nd ed. Cornell University Press, 1-352. Print.Thompson, John. The rise and fall of the Mayan civilization. 2 edition. University of Oklahoma, 1973. 335. Print.