El Tajín

E79126
Mesoamerican site archaeological site pre-Columbian city

El Tajín is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in eastern Mexico, renowned for its Pyramid of the Niches and its significance as a center of Classic Veracruz culture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
El Tajín archaeological region 1
Pre-Hispanic City and El Tajín archaeological zone 1
Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de El Tajín 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Columbian city ⓘ
abandoned circa 13th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Classic Veracruz architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Chaac ⓘ
surface form: Tajín (storm god)
contains palatial complexes ⓘ
pyramidal temples ⓘ
ritual ballcourts ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Classic Veracruz culture ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans 1785 ⓘ
discoverer Diego Ruiz ⓘ
endTime circa 1200 CE ⓘ
excavationStart early 20th century ⓘ
hasPart Building 19 ⓘ
Building 20 ⓘ
Building 5 ⓘ
Group of the Columns ⓘ
North Ballcourt ⓘ
Plaza del Arroyo ⓘ
Pyramid of the Niches ⓘ
South Ballcourt ⓘ
Tajín Chico ⓘ
numerous ballcourts ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance true ⓘ
heritageDesignation El Tajín self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de El Tajín
heritageDesignationCountry Mexico ⓘ
knownFor Classic Veracruz art style ⓘ
Pyramid of the Niches ⓘ
numerous ballcourts ⓘ
relief carvings ⓘ
locatedIn Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Mexico ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity municipality of Papantla ⓘ
locatedNear Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Papantla de Olarte ⓘ
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
numberOfNichesInMainPyramid 365 ⓘ
partOf Classic Veracruz culture ⓘ
surface form: Classic Veracruz cultural area

El Tajín self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pre-Hispanic City and El Tajín archaeological zone
periodOfFlourishing Classic period ⓘ
Epiclassic period ⓘ
region Mesoamerica ⓘ
startTime circa 600 CE ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1992 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Totonac → culturalAssociation → El Tajín ⓘ
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological region
Veracruz → hasArchaeologicalSite → El Tajín ⓘ
Veracruz → hasUNESCOSite → El Tajín ⓘ
El Tajín → heritageDesignation → El Tajín self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de El Tajín
El Tajín → partOf → El Tajín self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pre-Hispanic City and El Tajín archaeological zone