Taos Pueblo
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National Historic Landmark
Native American settlement
Pueblo community
UNESCO World Heritage Site
village
Taos Pueblo is a centuries-old Native American community in northern New Mexico, renowned for its multi-storied adobe buildings and continuous habitation as one of the oldest living communities in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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Native American settlement → Pueblo community → UNESCO World Heritage Site → village → |
| architecturalStyle |
adobe architecture
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| climate |
semi-arid high desert
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| distanceTo |
approximately 3 miles north of Taos, New Mexico
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| elevation |
about 2,135 meters
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about 7,000 feet → |
| ethnicGroup |
Taos Pueblo people
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| founded |
circa 1400 CE
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| governingBody |
Taos Pueblo Tribal Council
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| hasCustom |
seasonal ceremonial closures to outsiders
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| hasPart |
North House (Hlauuma)
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Rio Pueblo de Taos → San Geronimo Church → South House (Hlaukwima) → multi-storied adobe residential blocks → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark of the United States
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UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| inception |
circa 1400 CE
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| isOneOf |
oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States
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| languageUsed |
English
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Tiwa → |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Taos County, New Mexico NERFINISHED → United States → |
| materialUsed |
adobe
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mud → straw → wood → |
| near |
town of Taos, New Mexico
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| notableFor |
continuous habitation for over 600 years
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multi-storied adobe dwellings → preservation of traditional Pueblo lifeways → |
| openToPublic |
yes
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| partOf |
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation
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| population |
approximately 4,500
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| recognizedAs |
federally recognized tribe
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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traditional Pueblo religion → |
| tourism |
major cultural tourism destination in New Mexico
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| traversedBy |
Rio Pueblo de Taos
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| UNESCOSiteCategory |
Cultural
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| UNESCOSiteId |
492
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince |
1992
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Northern New Mexico
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Taos, New Mexico → |
hasHistoricSite |
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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
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contains |
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Taos Pueblo
("Taos Pueblo Tribal Council")
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governingBody |
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Taos, New Mexico
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hasAttraction |
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New Mexico
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hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
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Taos, New Mexico
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knownFor |
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Taos, New Mexico
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nearby |