Central Acropolis

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Central Acropolis is a major palace and residential complex within the ancient Maya city of Tikal, notable for its dense cluster of interconnected structures and courtyards.

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Label Occurrences
Central Acropolis canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf palace complex
residential complex
accessFrom Tikal
surface form: Great Plaza of Tikal
architecturalStyle Maya architecture
associatedWith Maya nobility
Tikal
surface form: Tikal royal court
civilization Maya civilization
constructionPeriod Late Preclassic period
country Guatemala
culture Classic Maya
currentUse archaeological tourist attraction
excavatedBy University of Pennsylvania Tikal Project
excavationEnd 1960s
excavationStart 1950s
hasFunction administrative center
elite residential area
royal residence
hasPart courtyards
interconnected structures
multi-room residential buildings
palace range structures
patios
stairways
subterranean chambers
terraces
hasViewOf Tikal
surface form: Great Plaza of Tikal

Temple I
surface form: Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar)

Temple II
surface form: Temple II (Temple of the Masks)
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
layoutCharacteristic irregular arrangement of structures
multiple internal courtyards
locatedIn Tikal
locatedInArchaeologicalSite Tikal
surface form: Tikal National Park
locatedInCountry Guatemala
locatedInRegion Petén Department
majorDevelopmentPeriod Early Classic period
Late Classic period
managementBy Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology and History
materialUsed limestone
notableFor complex multi-level layout
dense cluster of interconnected buildings
elite residential architecture
long occupation history
partOf Tikal
surface form: ancient Maya city of Tikal
protectionStatus protected archaeological zone
relativeLocation south of Great Plaza of Tikal
terrainFeature built on uneven terrain
usedUntil Terminal Classic period

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Input
Subject: Central Acropolis
Description of subject: Central Acropolis is a major palace and residential complex within the ancient Maya city of Tikal, notable for its dense cluster of interconnected structures and courtyards.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tikal hasStructure Central Acropolis
Great Plaza hasStructure Central Acropolis
Great Plaza borders Central Acropolis