Maya architecture

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Mesoamerican architecture architectural style pre-Columbian architecture

Maya architecture is the distinctive pre-Columbian building tradition of the Maya civilization, characterized by stepped pyramids, elaborate stone carvings, and complex ceremonial city layouts across Mesoamerica.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Maya architecture canonical 3
Classic Maya architecture 2
Mayan temples 2

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican architecture ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
pre-Columbian architecture ⓘ
buildingMaterial limestone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
wood ⓘ
characteristicFeature astronomical observatories ⓘ
ballcourts ⓘ
causeways (sacbeob) ⓘ
ceremonial plazas ⓘ
corbelled vaults ⓘ
elaborate stone carvings ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
palace complexes ⓘ
roof combs ⓘ
stepped pyramids ⓘ
stucco decoration ⓘ
constructionTechnique corbel arch ⓘ
dry-stone masonry ⓘ
cosmologicalAlignment equinoxes ⓘ
solar events ⓘ
solstices ⓘ
culturalContext Maya civilization ⓘ
influenced later Mesoamerican architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Olmec architecture ⓘ
notableSite Bonampak ⓘ
Calakmul ⓘ
Caracol ⓘ
Chichén Itzá ⓘ
Copán ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ
Tikal ⓘ
Uxmal ⓘ
politicalFunction administrative buildings ⓘ
royal palaces ⓘ
purpose astronomical observation ⓘ
political display of power ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
region Belize ⓘ
El Salvador ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
religiousFunction ritual platforms ⓘ
temple pyramids ⓘ
socialFunction ballcourts for ritual games ⓘ
stylisticRegion Chenes style ⓘ
Petén style ⓘ
Puuc style ⓘ
Río Bec style ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form: Classic Maya period

Postclassic Maya period ⓘ
Preclassic period (Maya civilization) ⓘ
surface form: Preclassic Maya period
urbanForm ceremonial city centers ⓘ
dispersed low-density cities ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Chichén Itzá → hasArchitecturalStyle → Maya architecture ⓘ
Temple of the Sun → hasArchitecturalStyle → Maya architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of the Sun (Palenque)
North Acropolis → architecturalStyle → Maya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya architecture
Temple V → hasArchitecturalStyle → Maya architecture ⓘ
Temple 16 → hasArchitecturalStyle → Maya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classic Maya architecture
Jean-Frédéric Waldeck → depicted → Maya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya temples
Ennis House → influencedBy → Maya architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayan architecture
Sowden House in Los Angeles, California → hasDesignInfluence → Maya architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Sowden House
this entity surface form: Mayan temples
Samuel-Novarro House in Los Angeles, California → influencedBy → Maya architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Samuel-Novarro House
this entity surface form: Mayan temples