Central Acropolis

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Central Acropolis is a major palace and residential complex within the ancient Maya city of Tikal, notable for its dense cluster of interconnected structures and courtyards.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Central Acropolis canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf palace complex ⓘ
residential complex ⓘ
accessFrom Great Plaza of Tikal ⓘ
linked to: Tikal
architecturalStyle Maya architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Maya nobility ⓘ
Tikal royal court ⓘ
linked to: Tikal
civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
constructionPeriod Late Preclassic period ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
culture Classic Maya ⓘ
currentUse archaeological tourist attraction ⓘ
excavatedBy University of Pennsylvania Tikal Project ⓘ
excavationEnd 1960s ⓘ
excavationStart 1950s ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center ⓘ
elite residential area ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
hasPart courtyards ⓘ
interconnected structures ⓘ
multi-room residential buildings ⓘ
palace range structures ⓘ
patios ⓘ
stairways ⓘ
subterranean chambers ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasViewOf Great Plaza of Tikal ⓘ
linked to: Tikal

Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar) ⓘ
linked to: Temple I

Temple II (Temple of the Masks) ⓘ
linked to: Temple II
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
layoutCharacteristic irregular arrangement of structures ⓘ
multiple internal courtyards ⓘ
locatedIn Tikal ⓘ
locatedInArchaeologicalSite Tikal National Park ⓘ
linked to: Tikal
locatedInCountry Guatemala ⓘ
locatedInRegion Petén Department ⓘ
majorDevelopmentPeriod Early Classic period ⓘ
Late Classic period ⓘ
managementBy Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology and History ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
notableFor complex multi-level layout ⓘ
dense cluster of interconnected buildings ⓘ
elite residential architecture ⓘ
long occupation history ⓘ
partOf ancient Maya city of Tikal ⓘ
linked to: Tikal
protectionStatus protected archaeological zone ⓘ
relativeLocation south of Great Plaza of Tikal ⓘ
terrainFeature built on uneven terrain ⓘ
usedUntil Terminal Classic period ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Tikal → hasStructure → Central Acropolis ⓘ
Great Plaza → hasStructure → Central Acropolis ⓘ
Great Plaza → borders → Central Acropolis ⓘ