Palenque

E31619

UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient Maya city archaeological site

Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → ancient Maya city → archaeological site →
abandonedInCentury	9th century →
architectureStyle	Classic Maya architecture →
associatedWith	House of Pakal dynasty → Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I →
country	Mexico →
culture	Maya civilization →
discoveredByEuropeans	18th century explorers →
earlyExplorer	Antonio del Río → Frederick Catherwood → Jean-Frédéric Waldeck → John Lloyd Stephens →
excavatedBy	Alberto Ruz Lhuillier →
floruit	7th century → 8th century →
function	ceremonial center → political center →
hasPart	Aqueduct → Ballcourt → Group of the Cross → Palace of Palenque → Temple XIII → Temple of the Cross → Temple of the Foliated Cross → Temple of the Inscriptions → Temple of the Red Queen → Temple of the Skull → Temple of the Sun →
inscriptionsType	Maya hieroglyphs →
knownFor	elaborate stucco sculpture → hieroglyphic texts → intricate inscriptions → palaces → refined architectural style → well-preserved temples →
language	Classic Maya →
locatedIn	Chiapas → Mesoamerica → Tumbalá mountains foothills → Usumacinta River basin →
locatedNear	Usumacinta River → modern town of Palenque →
notableDiscovery	sarcophagus of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I →
period	Classic period of Maya civilization →
region	western Maya lowlands →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iii) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1987 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Latin America and the Caribbean →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chiapas → State of Chiapas →	containsArchaeologicalSite
Maya civilization → Mesoamerica →	majorSite
Chiapas →	containsCity
Southern Mexico →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Classic period in Mesoamerica →	hasMajorCenter
Palenque ("Palace of Palenque") →	hasPart