Palenque places the western variant of the regional Classic Maya culture. Although the first settlement of the place became, becomes about 100 v. Chr. it a large population center only approx. 600 n. Chr. and all construction measures at the location around approximately 800 n. Chr. ended. The ruins today are visibly the strongly restored remnants of the ceremonies center (map 2) larger settlement (map 3) surrounded by the agricultural fields.

The ceremonies center can be divided into three large ranges:
1. an open surface, those of the pyramid of the inscriptions, the west front of the lock and the not removed hill temple XI;
2. separated from range 1) by those, and partly curved, Arroyo Otulum canalizes and to clearly higher raising surface, those from the temples the sun, the temple of the cross and the temple of the sheet cross;
3. a surface somewhat lower than at height of the range 1 including the ball playground and the temples of the count, limits Temple X, and the north's group from the northern front of the palace.

Their building the rulers of Palenque concerns data of inscriptions on the structures. Pascal seizure of power in the year 603 n. Chr. at the age of 12 and governed for 68 years up to his death in the year 683 n.Chr. in 647 n. Chr. builds it forgotten temples. , 5 is some kilometers south the palace. (then somewhat less extensively than its final form).
He built also the temple of the count, as well as underground courses under corbled places into the palace. Stucco reliefs of masks in Tableros at the western end of the northern front of the palace and numbers with good defined features on columns at the northern front celebrate descent Pascal' s. (map 4) Pascal' s remains, with Jade ornamentations decorated and the face with a Jade mask covered was in a stone Sarkophag deposited with an ornate carved stone in a chamber 1.5 m under the surface of the place is covered over was established, the pyramid of the inscriptions of the Sarkophag becomes entrance over stairs of the temple of the inscriptions on the point of the pyramid.
Chan Balum, Pascal oldest son transferred power to 684 AD after the death of its father and prevailed 18 years long. It was responsible for the completion of the temple of the point of the pyramid of the inscriptions after the model the forgotten temple and the building of the parliamentary group of the CROSSes temples: The temple of the cross, the temple of the sheet cross, and the temple of the sun God. The plates on the back of inner walls all this temple show Chan Balum and Pascal with texts allegedly legitimate Chan Balum power.
Kan Xul the younger son of Pascal followed its older brother in 702 n. Chr. at the age of 38 and governs for 23 years. It reformed the addition Palace, galleries and inner courts with Flachrelief plates some issuing fine details. Under Kan-Xul' s direction palace took about its current form, including T-windows (also in other structures in Palenque and at other locations), whose function is unclear.
The T-form also in the Ik day Glyphe, which " " Wind " und" Breath " and could as metaphor für" the life to be taken ". Kan Xul can also responsible for adding the tower of the palace. This structure of wood lenses with interior stairs supported is supported thought by some to have functioned, like an astronomical observatory, a theory, by the presence of a Venus Glyphen on a stair paragraph. Temple XIV is attributed also Kan Xul. This structure became obviously conscious in the layer, the entrance to the parliamentary group the CROSS block. Kan Xul was beheaded assumed, a prisoner of war have made and. Although the occupation of Palenque continued, to 799 n. Chr., most of at present visible remnants were built before the death of the Kan Xul.