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.

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Great Plaza canonical 1

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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

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Yaxchilán hasMajorStructure Great Plaza