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Talud
Also called taluds
The sloping lower element of a Mesoamerican platform terrace (Spanish, “slope”).
See also: Tablero, Talud-tablero
Rules that use the word
Talud and tablero. Build each stage of a platform as a sloping talud surmounted by a vertical tablero: a rectangular panel framed by a projecting border and cantilevered slightly over the slope below; repeat the pair at every stage.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Americas.
A feature of Mesoamerican architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Taiji · Tailiang · Taisha-zukuri · Tala · Talud-tablero · Tapis vert · Tatami · Temple-mountain