Gateway of the Sun

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monument pre-Columbian archaeological artifact stone arch

The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gateway of the Sun canonical 1
Inti Punku 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
pre-Columbian archaeological artifact ⓘ
stone arch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Puerta del Sol ⓘ
associatedWith Andean cosmology ⓘ
astronomical observations ⓘ
ritual processions ⓘ
solar symbolism ⓘ
civilization Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
surface form: Tiwanaku civilization
constructionPeriod Middle Horizon ⓘ
surface form: Middle Horizon period
culture Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
currentCondition partially fractured ⓘ
damage large crack through the structure ⓘ
depicts Staff God ⓘ
discoveredBy European explorers in the 19th century ⓘ
estimatedDate circa 500–1000 CE ⓘ
hasFeature central deity figure ⓘ
intricate relief carvings ⓘ
rectangular opening ⓘ
rows of winged attendants ⓘ
single large stone block ⓘ
staff-bearing figure ⓘ
height approximately 3 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture ⓘ
iconography condor-headed figures ⓘ
feline-headed figures ⓘ
radiating head deity ⓘ
staffs or scepters ⓘ
tear-like motifs ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
La Paz Department ⓘ
Tiwanaku archaeological site ⓘ
surface form: Tiwanaku
material andesite ⓘ
stone ⓘ
orientation roughly aligned east–west ⓘ
partOf Tiwanaku archaeological site ⓘ
religiousFunction ceremonial gateway ⓘ
possible calendar monument ⓘ
significance iconic symbol of pre-Columbian Andes ⓘ
key monument of Tiwanaku ⓘ
style Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
surface form: Tiwanaku architectural style
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Bolivia ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2000 ⓘ
usedIn interpretations of Tiwanaku religion ⓘ
studies of ancient Andean calendars ⓘ
weight approximately 10 tons ⓘ
width approximately 4 meters ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Tiwanaku culture → knownFor → Gateway of the Sun ⓘ
Inca Trail → endsAt → Gateway of the Sun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inti Punku