Temple III
E168315
Temple III is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in Guatemala, notable for its towering structure and historical significance within the Classic Maya city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple III canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1450501 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple III Context triple: [Tikal, hasStructure, Temple III]
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A.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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B.
Temple I
Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
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C.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple III Target entity description: Temple III is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in Guatemala, notable for its towering structure and historical significance within the Classic Maya city.
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A.
Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
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B.
Temple I
Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
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C.
Temple of Taffa
The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
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D.
Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada is an ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia, renowned as one of the region’s oldest surviving temples and noted for its finely preserved reliefs and inscriptions.
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E.
Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya pyramid
ⓘ
Mesoamerican temple ⓘ archaeological monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Temple of the Jaguar Priest ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Classic Maya architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Maya civilization
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surface form:
ancient Maya
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| civilization | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Classic Maya period
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| era | Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ |
| hasAccess | steep stairway on main façade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central stairway
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multiple stepped terraces ⓘ roof comb ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
religious temple ⓘ ritual platform ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructure | temple sanctuary at summit ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tikal National Park ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | ceremonial core of Tikal ⓘ |
| isMajorTempleOf | Tikal ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major temples at Tikal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala
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Petén Department ⓘ Tikal ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical significance within Classic Maya city of Tikal
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prominent position in Tikal skyline ⓘ towering superstructure ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tikal
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surface form:
Tikal archaeological site
Tikal ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Maya city of Tikal
|
| preservationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| region |
Maya lowlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya Lowlands
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| religion |
Mesoamerican mythology
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surface form:
Maya religion
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| structureType | pyramidal temple ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple III Description of subject: Temple III is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in Guatemala, notable for its towering structure and historical significance within the Classic Maya city.
Referenced by (3)
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