Great Pyramid of Uxmal
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The Great Pyramid of Uxmal is a large pre-Columbian Maya ceremonial pyramid in the ancient city of Uxmal on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Pyramid of Uxmal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10275438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Pyramid of Uxmal Context triple: [Governor's Palace (Uxmal), nearbyStructure, Great Pyramid of Uxmal]
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Tzompantli of Chichén Itzá
The Tzompantli of Chichén Itzá is a large carved stone platform in the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá that depicts rows of skulls and is believed to have been associated with ritual human sacrifice and the display of severed heads.
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B.
El Mirador pyramid
El Mirador pyramid is a prominent ancient Maya stepped pyramid at the archaeological site of Labná in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its ornate façade and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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D.
Temple of Kukulkan
The Temple of Kukulkan, also known as El Castillo, is a monumental step pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, famed for its precise astronomical alignment and equinox serpent-shadow phenomenon.
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E.
Piramide de Tenayuca
Pirámide de Tenayuca is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican pyramid and archaeological site notable for its Aztec-era double-temple structure and serpent-adorned terraces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Pyramid of Uxmal Target entity description: The Great Pyramid of Uxmal is a large pre-Columbian Maya ceremonial pyramid in the ancient city of Uxmal on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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A.
Tzompantli of Chichén Itzá
The Tzompantli of Chichén Itzá is a large carved stone platform in the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá that depicts rows of skulls and is believed to have been associated with ritual human sacrifice and the display of severed heads.
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B.
El Mirador pyramid
El Mirador pyramid is a prominent ancient Maya stepped pyramid at the archaeological site of Labná in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its ornate façade and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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D.
Temple of Kukulkan
The Temple of Kukulkan, also known as El Castillo, is a monumental step pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, famed for its precise astronomical alignment and equinox serpent-shadow phenomenon.
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E.
Piramide de Tenayuca
Pirámide de Tenayuca is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican pyramid and archaeological site notable for its Aztec-era double-temple structure and serpent-adorned terraces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya pyramid
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archaeological site feature ⓘ ceremonial structure ⓘ |
| accessibleToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Puuc style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Maya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Puuc Maya culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad basal platform
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multiple construction stages ⓘ stepped pyramid form ⓘ temple structure on summit ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial center
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temple platform ⓘ |
| hasType | step pyramid ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Uxmal UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ Yucatán state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Governor’s Palace (Uxmal)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nunnery Quadrangle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramid of the Magician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its large size ⓘ |
| orientation | astronomically influenced (Maya) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Uxmal archaeological site
NERFINISHED
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ceremonial core of Uxmal ⓘ |
| period | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| region | Puuc region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public gatherings
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religious ceremonies ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Pyramid of Uxmal Description of subject: The Great Pyramid of Uxmal is a large pre-Columbian Maya ceremonial pyramid in the ancient city of Uxmal on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Governor's Palace (Uxmal)