ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Mayan Revival architecture

So imagine you're playing with building blocks, and you want to make a house like the ones the Maya people used to build a long, long time ago. You might use blocks that look like the stones the Maya used, and put them together in a way that looks sort of like the old Maya buildings.

That's kind of what Mayan Revival Architecture is like! It's when architects and builders try to make new buildings look like the ancient Maya ones. They might use similar shapes, colors, and patterns that were common in Maya architecture, to make the new building look like it fits in with the old ones.

Sometimes people might do this because they're really interested in the history and culture of the Maya people, and they want to honor that by creating new buildings that look like the old ones. Other times, they might just think it looks cool and want to use the style for a new building.

Either way, it's a way of celebrating and sharing the history and beauty of the Maya people's architecture, and creating new things that are inspired by it.