Pyramid of the Magician

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Maya pyramid Mesoamerican pyramid archaeological monument pre-Columbian structure

The Pyramid of the Magician is a distinctive, steep-sided Maya pyramid at the ancient city of Uxmal in Mexico, noted for its unusual oval base and layered construction phases.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pyramid of the Magician canonical	2
Pirámide del Adivino	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya pyramid ⓘ Mesoamerican pyramid ⓘ archaeological monument ⓘ pre-Columbian structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Casa del Adivino ⓘ Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ surface form: Pirámide del Adivino Pyramid of the Dwarf ⓘ
approximateHeight	about 35 meters ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Puuc style ⓘ
builtBy	Maya builders ⓘ
civilization	Maya civilization ⓘ
constructionPeriod	Late Classic period ⓘ Terminal Classic period ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culture	Puuc Maya ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Maya deities ⓘ
faces	west ⓘ
foundInTimePeriod	Classic Maya ⓘ surface form: Classic Maya era
function	religious ceremonies ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ
hasAccess	central stairway ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	layered construction phases ⓘ rounded corners ⓘ steep-sided ⓘ unusual oval ground plan ⓘ
hasFeature	corbelled vaults ⓘ decorated facades ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ mask panels ⓘ multiple superimposed temples ⓘ
hasShape	oval base ⓘ
hasStairwayOn	west side ⓘ
hasTempleAt	summit ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Mexico ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Yucatán state ⓘ surface form: Yucatán Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
mythologicalAssociation	legend of a dwarf magician who built it in one night ⓘ
near	Quadrangle of the Nuns ⓘ
partOf	Uxmal ⓘ surface form: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Uxmal ⓘ surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
region	Puuc region ⓘ
religiousFunction	ceremonial pyramid ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1996 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	UNESCO World Heritage Site Uxmal and other Puuc sites ⓘ surface form: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal

Referenced by (3)

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

Uxmal → hasStructure → Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ

Pyramid of the Magician → alsoKnownAs → Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pirámide del Adivino

Great Pyramid → nearbyStructure → Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Pyramid of Uxmal