Tikal
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Tikal is an ancient Maya city in present-day Guatemala, renowned for its towering pyramids, extensive ruins, and role as a powerful political and cultural center of the Classic Maya civilization.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tikal National Park | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya city
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | 10th century CE ⓘ |
| civilizationPeriod | Classic period ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maya ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | Preclassic period ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 200 to 900 CE ⓘ |
| governingTitleOfRulers | ajaw ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyModernSettlement | Flores, Guatemala ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Central Acropolis
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Great Plaza ⓘ Mundo Perdido complex ⓘ North Acropolis ⓘ Temple I ⓘ Temple I ⓘ
surface form:
Temple II
Temple III ⓘ Temple IV ⓘ Temple V ⓘ Twin-Pyramid complexes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| highestPyramidHeight | approximately 70 meters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive ruins
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monumental architecture ⓘ role as a major Classic Maya cultural center ⓘ role as a major Classic Maya political center ⓘ stelae and altars ⓘ stepped pyramids ⓘ towering pyramids ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
western Maya lowlands
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surface form:
Maya Lowlands
Petén Department ⓘ northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Tikal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tikal National Park
|
| majorFlourishingPeriod | c. 600 to 800 CE ⓘ |
| nearbyBiosphereReserve | Maya Biosphere Reserve ⓘ |
| partOf |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Classic Maya civilization
Maya civilization ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| recognizedAsWorldHeritageFor |
cultural significance
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natural significance ⓘ |
| TempleIVHeight | approximately 70 meters ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Latin America
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin America and the Caribbean
|
| writingSystem | Maya script ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Tikal National Park
this entity surface form:
Tikal National Park
this entity surface form:
Tikal National Park