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Mesa Verde - Cliff Palace Photos

Colorado, United States

1. Overview - 2. Cliff Palace - 3. Spruce Tree House - 4. Balcony House - 5. Mesa Top - 6. Pit Houses

Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde NP and in all of North America. This impressive Ancestral Puebloan settlement has over 200 rooms and 23 kivas (ceremonial rooms). There are several multi-story structures, including round and square towers. In the back of the complex, there are nine raised storage rooms to protect food stores from moisture and pests. This page contains 31 photos of the Cliff Palace.


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Cliff Palace, an Anasazi ruin, contains many rooms and towers. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18532 Cliff Palace, an Acestral Puebloan ruin. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18533 Guided tour at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18538 Four story tower at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18541 Cliff Palace is built in an alcove in a sandstone cliff. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18550 Cliff Palace as seen from above. Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18551 Kivas and a four story tower. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18557 Tower and kivas at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18562 Cliff Palace tower seen through the trees. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18565 Cliff Palace was constructed out of sandstone, mortar, and wooden beams. Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18567 Cliff Palace rooms. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18568 Dense cluster of rooms at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18570 Storage rooms at Cliff Palace were built high to avoid moisture and pests. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado.  - photos & pictures - ID #18577 Cliff Palace has nine storage rooms. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18584 Cliff Palace is built into an alcove in the cliff face. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18586 Cliff Palace is an extremely large settlement of Ancestral Puebloans. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18587 Multi-story buildings in Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18588 Rounded tower and storage rooms near alcove ceiling. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18590 Tower at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18592 Ancestral Puebloan dwellings. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18598 Kiva at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18599 Wall painting found inside a room at Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18600 Kiva and rounded tower. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18605 The exit to Cliff Palace is a narrow passageway between the rock face. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18608 Cliff Palace seen from Mesa Top. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18699 Cliff Palace is protected by an overhanging rock face. Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18702 Cliff Palace in the late afternoon light. Mesa Verde. - photos & pictures - ID #18705 Cliff Palace, an Anasazi Indian Ruin. Mesa Verde NP, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18707 Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18713 Warm afternoon light on Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18715 Kivas and towers, late afternoon. Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Colorado. - photos & pictures - ID #18718
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