Tula (Tollan)

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Mesoamerican city ancient city archaeological site

Tula (Tollan) was a major Toltec urban and ceremonial center in central Mexico, renowned for its monumental architecture and influence on later Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Aztecs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tollan 2
Tula (Tollan) canonical 2
Tollan-Xicocotitlan 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican city ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalFeature Atlantean warrior columns NERFINISHED ⓘ
chacmool sculptures ⓘ
serpent columns ⓘ
architecturalStyle Toltec style ⓘ
associatedDeity Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOf Toltec state ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Toltec civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
decline abandoned by the 12th century CE ⓘ
discoveredByArchaeology 19th century explorers ⓘ
distanceFromMexicoCity approximately 70–90 km northwest ⓘ
economicRole regional trade center ⓘ
estimatedPopulationPeak tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ
floruit c. 900–1150 CE ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
urban center ⓘ
hasPart Burnt Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyramid B NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyramid C NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tula Chico NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tula Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ
ballcourts ⓘ
colonnaded halls ⓘ
palatial complexes ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
residential zones ⓘ
influenced Aztec architecture ⓘ
Aztec imperial ideology ⓘ
Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tula de Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ
majorExcavations 20th century ⓘ
materialCulture obsidian artifacts ⓘ
polychrome murals ⓘ
stone sculpture ⓘ
mythologicalRole legendary Tollan of later Mesoamerican traditions ⓘ
otherName Tollan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tollan-Xicocotitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Central Highlands of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousRole major Toltec cult center ⓘ
timePeriod Early Postclassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Epiclassic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOStatus on the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites (Mexico) ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → hasCapitalCity → Tula (Tollan) ⓘ
Tula → alsoKnownAs → Tula (Tollan) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tollan
Tula de Allende → hasAlternateName → Tula (Tollan) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tollan
Tula de Allende → hasAlternateName → Tula (Tollan) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tollan-Xicocotitlan
Chacmool sculptures → foundInSite → Tula (Tollan) ⓘ