Akapana pyramid
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The Akapana pyramid is a massive, terraced, man-made mound at Tiwanaku in Bolivia, believed to have served important ceremonial and possibly astronomical functions for the Tiwanaku civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akapana pyramid canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tiwanaku monument
ⓘ
pyramid ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tiwanaku civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ritual water symbolism ⓘ |
| builtBy | Tiwanaku civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Middle Horizon period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culture | Tiwanaku culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageSystemType | stone-lined channels ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3850 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 7th–10th century CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | various Bolivian and foreign archaeologists ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
possible astronomical observatory ⓘ ritual platform ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
partially damaged by earlier stone robbing
ⓘ
partially reconstructed ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central sunken enclosure
ⓘ
drainage system ⓘ stairways ⓘ stone-faced retaining walls ⓘ sunken court on summit ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| height | approximately 18 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretation | artificial sacred mountain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
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Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ La Paz Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiwanaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
andesite
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earth fill ⓘ sandstone ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Aymara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | often interpreted as related to "horned summit" or "sacred enclosure" (disputed) ⓘ |
| near |
Kalasasaya temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pumapunku complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Semi-Subterranean Temple of Tiwanaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tiwanaku archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plan | roughly cross-shaped platform on top ⓘ |
| region | Altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major ritual monument of Tiwanaku ⓘ |
| shape | stepped pyramid ⓘ |
| structureType |
stepped platform
ⓘ
terraced mound ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2000 ⓘ |
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