Maya ruins at Palenque

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The Maya ruins at Palenque are a major archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for their well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions that illuminate Classic-period Maya civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya archaeological site
ancient city
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 9th century
country Mexico
culture Maya NERFINISHED
discoveryOfPakalTomb 1952
environment tropical rainforest
excavationBeganInCentury 18th century
flourishedInCentury 7th century
8th century
hasRulerBurial Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I NERFINISHED
hasStructure Aqueduct
Ballcourt
East Court of the Palace NERFINISHED
Group of the Cross NERFINISHED
North Group NERFINISHED
Palace of Palenque NERFINISHED
South Acropolis NERFINISHED
Temple of the Count NERFINISHED
Temple of the Cross NERFINISHED
Temple of the Foliated Cross NERFINISHED
Temple of the Inscriptions NERFINISHED
Temple of the Skull NERFINISHED
Temple of the Sun NERFINISHED
Tower of the Palace NERFINISHED
inscriptionsLanguage Classic Maya language NERFINISHED
knownFor Maya hieroglyphic texts
elaborate stucco sculpture
intricate inscriptions
palaces
well-preserved temples
locatedIn Chiapas NERFINISHED
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
Mexico
majorRulerAssociated Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I NERFINISHED
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II NERFINISHED
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II NERFINISHED
nearModernTown Palenque, Chiapas NERFINISHED
nearRiver Otulum River NERFINISHED
notableArchaeologistAssociated Alberto Ruz Lhuillier NERFINISHED
notableExplorerAssociated Frederick Catherwood NERFINISHED
John Lloyd Stephens NERFINISHED
partOf Maya civilization NERFINISHED
region Usumacinta basin NERFINISHED
timePeriod Classic period of Maya civilization
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphs

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Jean-Frédéric Waldeck workedOn Maya ruins at Palenque
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier associatedWith Maya ruins at Palenque
this entity surface form: archaeological site of Palenque