Great Plaza
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The Great Plaza is the central ceremonial and architectural complex of the ancient Maya city of Yaxchilán, featuring prominent temples, stelae, and carved monuments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Plaza canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
ⓘ
ceremonial plaza ⓘ |
| access | reached primarily by boat on the Usumacinta River ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Maya architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaxchilán dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaxun Bʼalam IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
hieroglyphic texts
ⓘ
iconography of warfare ⓘ ritual iconography ⓘ royal portraits ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| function |
architectural complex
ⓘ
central ceremonial complex ⓘ |
| hasPart |
carved monuments
ⓘ
hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ palace structures ⓘ platforms ⓘ stelae ⓘ temples ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Usumacinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Yaxchilán UNESCO World Heritage tentative listing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Yaxchilán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Usumacinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carved stelae
ⓘ
monumental inscriptions ⓘ sculpted lintels ⓘ |
| partOf | Yaxchilán archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classic period ⓘ |
| region | Maya Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | Maya archaeology ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor area at Yaxchilán ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dynastic commemoration
ⓘ
political display ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.