Post by Professor Ironwood on May 25, 2010 3:27:08 GMT -7
Carved straight into the mountainside, the Regine temple is an interesting sight to see. While much of the old rope and barriers from when the site was under heavy research have been cleared away, puzzled archaelogists can be seen to this day walking in and out, and among the dusty halls, hoping to find some clue as to what exactly this structure is. A temple is what they've decided, but they cannot for the life of them figure out what to. The hieroglyphs that dot the walls aren't much help either - the cypher is unknown and attempts to decode it have been slow and ponderous.
The temple itself consists of three "wings," connected to a massive entrance plaza. Pillars in ancient styles reach the roof, and writing in both vertical and horizontal lines covers the walls, only ever one character thick. The space is further broken up by stone-carved frescoes on the walls, depicting stories seemingly out of myth - great shapes masked by mist, and the changing of the earth. To the left and right are halls that lead to two of the three wings, each almost identical to the other. With the same script on the walls, the defining feature of each is found in the intricate stonework on the huge altars therein.
A single large staircase leads from the first room up, to a pair of thick stone doors now permanently ajar, which leads to the real mystery of the temple. The writing here is more pronounced, carved in what could be assumed to be the equivalent of block or bold lettering, with a certain series of three symbols repeating endlessly throughout. The decorative carvings are gone - just line upon line of script fills the room, eventually taking semi-circular direction and curving around the "arch" at the far end of the room. One hundred and eight stone blocks forming an arch, reaching to the roof, and seemingly missing only one piece - a keystone, at the very height. The fact that the arch has not fallen suggests it was carved out of the wall behind it, but the actual significance of this simple sculpture is totally unknown.
The archaelogists have taken to calling the Broken Arch a cultural symbol, and have thrown about theories as to what it could symbolize, but nothing plausible or provable has really surfaced as yet. Still, people continue searching, if for no other reason than simply a thirst for knowledge.
The temple itself consists of three "wings," connected to a massive entrance plaza. Pillars in ancient styles reach the roof, and writing in both vertical and horizontal lines covers the walls, only ever one character thick. The space is further broken up by stone-carved frescoes on the walls, depicting stories seemingly out of myth - great shapes masked by mist, and the changing of the earth. To the left and right are halls that lead to two of the three wings, each almost identical to the other. With the same script on the walls, the defining feature of each is found in the intricate stonework on the huge altars therein.
A single large staircase leads from the first room up, to a pair of thick stone doors now permanently ajar, which leads to the real mystery of the temple. The writing here is more pronounced, carved in what could be assumed to be the equivalent of block or bold lettering, with a certain series of three symbols repeating endlessly throughout. The decorative carvings are gone - just line upon line of script fills the room, eventually taking semi-circular direction and curving around the "arch" at the far end of the room. One hundred and eight stone blocks forming an arch, reaching to the roof, and seemingly missing only one piece - a keystone, at the very height. The fact that the arch has not fallen suggests it was carved out of the wall behind it, but the actual significance of this simple sculpture is totally unknown.
The archaelogists have taken to calling the Broken Arch a cultural symbol, and have thrown about theories as to what it could symbolize, but nothing plausible or provable has really surfaced as yet. Still, people continue searching, if for no other reason than simply a thirst for knowledge.