The palace of the governor photo copyrighted by: Luis Dumois Immediately to the south of the House of Turtles is the Governor's Palace (Palacio del Gobernador), possibly architecturally the most perfect building in prehispanic America. The palace stands on an enormous platform and a terrace and is 98 m (322 ft) long, 12 m (39 ft) wide and 8 m (26 ft) high. The building comprises a main building and two side wings which open on to two vaulted passages.
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