Temple of Venus
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The Temple of Venus is an ancient Mesoamerican religious structure at the Cacaxtla archaeological site in Mexico, notable for its elaborate murals and association with fertility and the goddess Venus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Venus (Cacaxtla) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican temple
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archaeological site feature ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors as part of Cacaxtla site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural fertility
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fertility ⓘ goddess Venus ⓘ planet Venus ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Mesoamerican civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
religious sanctuary
ⓘ
ritual space ⓘ |
| governedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Late Classic Mesoamerican style
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Mesoamerican mural art ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
iconography related to Venus
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murals ⓘ polychrome wall paintings ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ |
| hasMuralsDepicting |
mythological scenes
ⓘ
religious figures ⓘ symbolic imagery related to Venus ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological monument of Mexico ⓘ |
| isPartOf | pre-Columbian architecture in Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cacaxtla archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Tlaxcala state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
plaster
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
ceremonial center of Cacaxtla
ⓘ
religious architecture of Cacaxtla ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Venus cycles in Mesoamerican cosmology
ⓘ
astral and calendrical symbolism ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Venus cult in Cacaxtla
ⓘ
important example of Mesoamerican mural painting ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities
ⓘ
fertility rites ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.