
Grupo Norte
Estructura
It is located in the northern limit of the plain where the monumental area of Palenque is located. The group of buildings is composed of five temples seated on a long platform among which are the Temple of the Count and an altar to the east.
The platform does not have the same foundations, since it presents remodeling and annexes that were made throughout the development and evolution of the city; the section that sustains temples I, II and III consists of seven buildings, and the section where temples IV and V are deployed consists of three buildings. The access stairways to this platform in some segments are not well defined. In the southeast corner of the platform, where buildings I, II, III, IV, and V are located, there is a low altar with a base and probably the beginning of a temple. Towards the south side there is a main access, which lacks elements that affirm that it is the stairway. This structure is designated as NG1.
Temple of the Count: It is of the earliest architectural buildings of the site, which consists of six bodies. The stairway is presented in the main facade, which faces east. The alfardas are conserved up to the height of the first body or basement; from this point to the temple only the stairway and the footprint on the bodies of the building can be appreciated.
