Uxmal
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Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T351712 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uxmal Context triple: [Yucatán Peninsula, hasArchaeologicalSite, Uxmal]
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Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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B.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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C.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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D.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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E.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uxmal Target entity description: 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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A.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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B.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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C.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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D.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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E.
La Venta
La Venta is an important ancient Olmec archaeological site in present-day Tabasco, Mexico, known for its colossal stone heads and early Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| heritageDesignation |
Uxmal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de Uxmal
|
| illustratedBy | Frederick Catherwood ⓘ |
| knownFor |
palaces
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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
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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
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surface form:
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal World Heritage Site
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| regionLanguage |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Yucatec Maya
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| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1996 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | designated ⓘ |
| visitedBy | John Lloyd Stephens ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Uxmal Description of subject: Uxmal is a major ancient Maya city in present-day Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved Puuc-style architecture and impressive pyramids and palaces.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Uxmal (traditional association in some sources)
this entity surface form:
Uxmal archaeological zone