Temple of the Murals

E655573

The Temple of the Murals is a famous Maya structure at Bonampak renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved wall paintings depicting vivid scenes of courtly life and warfare.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Temple of the Murals canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya temple
archaeological structure
accessRestriction controlled tourist access
approximateDate 8th century CE
architecturalStyle Maya architecture
belongsTo Classic Maya city of Bonampak NERFINISHED
conservationStatus partially conserved murals
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization NERFINISHED
depicts Maya royal court ceremonies
Maya warfare scenes
captives and prisoners
musicians and dancers
nobility and courtiers
ritual bloodletting
discoveredBy non-Maya world in 1946
function ritual and ceremonial structure
royal propaganda monument
hasFeature hieroglyphic inscriptions
interior mural cycles
vivid mineral pigments
hasPart Room 1 of the Temple of the Murals NERFINISHED
Room 2 of the Temple of the Murals
Room 3 of the Temple of the Murals NERFINISHED
iconography Maya deities and supernatural beings
battle and victory processions
royal accession rituals
knownFor vivid polychrome paintings
wall paintings of courtly life
wall paintings of warfare
well-preserved murals
locatedIn Bonampak NERFINISHED
Chiapas NERFINISHED
Mexico
material stone
near Usumacinta River NERFINISHED
paintTechnique fresco-like mural painting
partOf Bonampak archaeological site NERFINISHED
period Late Classic period
region Lacandon Jungle NERFINISHED
researchField Maya archaeology
Mesoamerican art history
significance major source for understanding Classic Maya courtly life
major source for understanding Classic Maya warfare
style Late Classic Maya art
UNESCOTentativeListStatus part of Bonampak site proposals

Referenced by (1)

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

Bonampak hasStructure Temple of the Murals