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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

The Grand House completed around 1350 by the Hohokam people, features alignment with the four cardinal points of the compass and openings in its walls that align with the sun solstices and moon positions. At four stories tall, this was the largest structure of that time. Drought throughout the Sonoran Desert ended this culture as people dispersed to more fertile lands.

A canopy protects the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Saguaro cacti at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona The Great House, the largest Hohokam structure, is located at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Tall saguaro cactus at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Saguaro cactus and Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Close-up of saguaro cactus at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Orange cactus bloom at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Shaded visitor center courtyard at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Portions of a wall remain at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Patterns of sun and shade in visitor center courtyard at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona Many arms of saguaro cacti at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona

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