El Tajín

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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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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
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

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Veracruz hasUNESCOSite El Tajín
Veracruz hasArchaeologicalSite El Tajín
Totonac culturalAssociation El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological region
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
Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico locatedNear El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
Totonacapan region containsSite El Tajín
Papantla region of Veracruz knownFor El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
Papantla region of Veracruz tourismAttraction El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín pyramids
municipality of Papantla contains El Tajín
subject surface form: Municipality of Papantla
municipality of Papantla contains El Tajín
subject surface form: Municipality of Papantla
this entity surface form: archaeological site of El Tajín
municipality of Papantla knownFor El Tajín
subject surface form: Municipality of Papantla
this entity surface form: pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajín
municipality of Papantla hasHeritageSite El Tajín
subject surface form: Municipality of Papantla
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site El Tajín
Pyramid of the Niches locatedIn El Tajín
Pyramid of the Niches partOf El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
Pyramid of the Niches UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín, Pre-Hispanic City
Tajín Chico partOf El Tajín
Tajín Chico locatedIn El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological zone
South Ballcourt locatedIn El Tajín
South Ballcourt partOf El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
South Ballcourt partOf El Tajín
this entity surface form: pre-Columbian city of El Tajín
Group of the Columns locatedIn El Tajín
Building 5 locatedIn El Tajín
subject surface form: Building 5 (El Tajín)
Building 5 foundInArchaeologicalSite El Tajín
subject surface form: Building 5 (El Tajín)
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological zone
Building 19 locatedIn El Tajín
subject surface form: Building 19 (El Tajín)
Building 19 partOf El Tajín
subject surface form: Building 19 (El Tajín)
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
Plaza del Arroyo partOf El Tajín
Plaza del Arroyo locatedIn El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
Plaza del Arroyo nearbyStructure El Tajín
this entity surface form: ballcourts of El Tajín
Diego Ruiz discovered El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín (to the wider world)
Diego Ruiz activityLocation El Tajín
Diego Ruiz associatedWith El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
North Ballcourt locatedIn El Tajín
North Ballcourt partOf El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological site
Building 20 partOf El Tajín
Building 20 archaeologicalSite El Tajín
Building 20 associatedWith El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological zone
Building 20 UNESCOWorldHeritageSite El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín, Pre-Hispanic City
Papantla de Olarte nearby El Tajín
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico includes El Tajín
this entity surface form: El Tajín archaeological zone