La Iglesia

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La Iglesia is a smaller, intricately decorated Maya temple structure within the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya temple
archaeological structure
pre-Columbian building
access open to visitors within Chichén Itzá site
adjacentTo Las Monjas (The Nunnery)
architecturalStyle Puuc style
Terminal Classic Maya architecture
builtBy Maya builders of Chichén Itzá
conservationStatus preserved archaeological monument
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization
currentUse tourist attraction
estimatedConstructionCentury 9th century
feature Chac (rain god) masks
geometric friezes
intricately carved stone façades
lattice motifs
roof comb remains
zoomorphic masks
functionHypothesis religious or ceremonial use
governingBody Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
surface form: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH)
hasArtStyle Maya relief sculpture
stone carving decoration
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Chichén Itzá)
inscriptionLanguage Maya hieroglyphs (traces/potential)
locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán state
locatedOn karstic limestone plain
material limestone
nearbyStructure El Caracol
surface form: El Caracol (observatory)

Temple of Kukulkan
surface form: El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcán)

Temple of the Warriors
orientation Polígono Industrial Las Monjas
surface form: aligned within Las Monjas architectural group
partOf Chichén Itzá
surface form: Chichén Itzá archaeological site

Las Monjas complex
period Terminal Classic period
region Maya lowlands
surface form: Northern Maya Lowlands
relativeSize smaller than main temple-pyramids of Chichén Itzá
religion Maya religion
significance example of Puuc-style ornamentation at Chichén Itzá
tourismCategory cultural heritage site
UNESCOSiteId Chichén Itzá World Heritage listing
visitorAccess viewable from exterior only (interior generally restricted)

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Chichén Itzá hasStructure La Iglesia
Nunnery Complex hasBuilding La Iglesia