Uxmal

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World Heritage Site ancient Maya city archaeological site

Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Uxmal canonical 30
Uxmal archaeological site 8
Uxmal archaeological zone 3

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient Maya city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedBy around 10th century CE ⓘ
approximateFlourishingDates c. 600–900 CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle Puuc style ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Chaac ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans 16th century Spanish chroniclers ⓘ
estimatedPopulationAtPeak around 20,000 inhabitants ⓘ
firstScientificExplorations 19th century ⓘ
hasStructure Ballcourt ⓘ
Dovecote ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle ⓘ
surface form: East Building of the Nunnery Quadrangle

Governor's Palace ⓘ
Great Pyramid ⓘ
House of the Pigeons ⓘ
House of the Turtles ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle ⓘ
surface form: North Building of the Nunnery Quadrangle

North Long Building ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle ⓘ
Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle ⓘ
surface form: South Building of the Nunnery Quadrangle

South Temple ⓘ
Temple of the Phalli ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle ⓘ
surface form: West Building of the Nunnery Quadrangle
heritageDesignation Uxmal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de Uxmal
illustratedBy Frederick Catherwood ⓘ
knownFor palaces ⓘ
pyramids ⓘ
well-preserved Puuc-style architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Puuc region ⓘ
Yucatán state ⓘ
surface form: Yucatán

Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
municipality of Santa Elena ⓘ
locatedNear Kabah ⓘ
Labná ⓘ
Oxkintok ⓘ
Sayil ⓘ
mainPeriodOfFlourishing Late Classic period ⓘ
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
nameEtymology often interpreted as "thrice-built" in Yucatec Maya ⓘ
notableFeature astronomical alignments ⓘ
chaac masks on building corners ⓘ
elaborate stone mosaic façades ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
long low palaces around courtyards ⓘ
smooth wall surfaces with ornate upper façades ⓘ
partOf Uxmal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal World Heritage Site
regionLanguage Mayan languages ⓘ
surface form: Yucatec Maya
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus designated ⓘ
visitedBy John Lloyd Stephens ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

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

Yucatán Peninsula → hasArchaeologicalSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Maya civilization → majorSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Classic period in Mesoamerica → hasMajorCenter → Uxmal ⓘ
Uxmal → partOf → Uxmal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal World Heritage Site
Uxmal → heritageDesignation → Uxmal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de Uxmal
southern Mexico → hasArchaeologicalSite → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
southern Mexico → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
this entity surface form: Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal
Mérida → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Uxmal ⓘ
state of Yucatán → contains → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Yucatán
John Lloyd Stephens → described → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya site of Uxmal
Frederick Catherwood → documentedSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Maya → hadMajorCity → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Maya civilization
Classic period → mainCity → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Classic period (Maya civilization)
Maya architecture → notableSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Puuc style → associatedSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Chaac → hasTempleAt → Uxmal ⓘ
Puuc region → hasArchaeologicalSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Sayil → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Site
Labná → nearbySite → Uxmal ⓘ
Pyramid of the Magician → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
Pyramid of the Magician → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Pyramid of the Magician → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Nunnery Quadrangle → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Governor's Palace → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Governor's Palace (Uxmal)
Governor's Palace → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Governor's Palace (Uxmal)
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological zone
Governor's Palace → nearbyStructure → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Governor's Palace (Uxmal)
this entity surface form: Nunnery Quadrangle (Uxmal)
Governor's Palace → nearbyStructure → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Governor's Palace (Uxmal)
this entity surface form: House of the Turtles (Uxmal)
House of the Turtles → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
House of the Turtles → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient city of Uxmal
House of the Turtles → touristAttractionIn → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological zone
House of the Turtles → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Maya City of Uxmal
House of the Pigeons → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
House of the Pigeons → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Temple of the Phalli → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
Temple of the Phalli → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Temple of the Phalli → touristAttraction → Uxmal ⓘ
South Temple → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
South Temple → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
North Long Building → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
North Long Building → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Maya lowlands → contains → Uxmal ⓘ
Great Pyramid → locatedIn → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Pyramid of Uxmal
Great Pyramid → partOf → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Pyramid of Uxmal
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Progreso → nearbyAttraction → Uxmal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uxmal archaeological site
Yucatán state → contains → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Yucatán
Maya calendar → notableSite → Uxmal ⓘ
Kabah → connectedTo → Uxmal ⓘ
southeastern Mexico → hasArchaeologicalSite → Uxmal ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Mexico
Epiclassic period → associatedWith → Uxmal ⓘ