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The pigeon-house

The name was assigned because the cresting fretwork was used for pigeons nesting. The cresting is integrated by nine triangular units layered and fretted that are supported in a row of pillars; it is known as "peninsular type" cresting, dated between 670 and 770 A.D.

The compound is integrated by a sunken yard, a basement from where the Pigeon-House raises, followed by a quadrangle and another basement from where the South Temple raises. The main entry to the group consists of an elongated low height mound located at the north.

Its architectonic design is related to palace groups in which administrative, ceremonial activities were developed and sometimes habitational activities also.