How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand
The building can start as a castle, or just a hill; and can be with much effort and time, a Temple. Build a large square base that is higher than the sand.
Basic Method
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Picture 1 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Build a large square base that is 1 inch (2.5 cm) higher than the sand. -
Picture 2 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Add another pile 1 inch (2.5 cm) taller than the previous platform. continue until the top is only 1 x 1. -
Picture 3 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Make a long trail of sand from the top of the temple to the bottom that is 2 inches (5.1 cm) thick. -
Picture 4 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Carve stairs 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick in the center of the trail of sand. At the top there should be an even steeper temple with cobbled arches and with a roof comb on top of that. A nice finishing touch is to rake the sand around the sculpture and leave it devoid of your footprints so the scale can suggest itself to others.
The Top Down method
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Picture 5 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Pile up as much sand you can muster with a shovel into a large hill. If you have a friend helping you, have one person shovel while the other splashes water on the freshly dug sand. Moisture is important. -
Picture 6 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Find a long straight piece of material that will help you make square sides like stairs. This straight-edged tool can be the back of a sand chair, a 2x4 piece of lumber or even the pole of a sand umbrella. -
Picture 7 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Square off and flatten the top of the sand pile. Make sure it's a cube or a rectangular prism. -
Picture 8 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Hold the straight edge tool horizontally and cut downward on one side of the mound to start the first stair riser. This will push the sand down the hill a little so do not worry what it looks like from the bottom. Focus on the top. -
Picture 9 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Pull the straight edge out towards you a few inches to make the first level stair after you have cut down a few inches into the sand. -
Picture 10 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Make the second stair exactly how you did the first cut by starting a few inches away form the first stair. Be very careful at this step for if you have very dry sand you can have a collapse. -
Picture 11 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Continue the 'cut down, pull out' method multiple times all the way down the side of the mound. Try to keep the stairs as level as possible. -
Picture 12 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Go to the next side of the mound (right or left, it does not mater) and continue the method the same. Try to match the stair levels on the corners as best you can but remember you do not have to be perfect. -
Picture 13 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Finish off all four sides. Mayan pyramids and Egyptian pyramids typically have only 4 sides. -
Picture 14 of How to Build a Mayan Temple Out of Sand Finished.
Update 23 April 2020
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