Temple III

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Temple III is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in Guatemala, notable for its towering structure and historical significance within the Classic Maya city.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Temple III canonical 3

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya pyramid ⓘ
Mesoamerican temple ⓘ
archaeological monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Temple of the Jaguar Priest ⓘ
architectureStyle Classic Maya architecture ⓘ
builtBy ancient Maya ⓘ
linked to: Maya civilization
civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
culturalPeriod Classic Maya period ⓘ
era Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ
hasAccess steep stairway on main façade ⓘ
hasFeature central stairway ⓘ
multiple stepped terraces ⓘ
roof comb ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
religious temple ⓘ
ritual platform ⓘ
hasSuperstructure temple sanctuary at summit ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tikal National Park ⓘ
isComponentOf ceremonial core of Tikal ⓘ
isMajorTempleOf Tikal ⓘ
isOneOf major temples at Tikal ⓘ
locatedIn Guatemala ⓘ
Petén Department ⓘ
Tikal ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
notableFor historical significance within Classic Maya city of Tikal ⓘ
prominent position in Tikal skyline ⓘ
towering superstructure ⓘ
partOf Tikal archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Tikal

ancient Maya city of Tikal ⓘ
linked to: Tikal
preservationStatus partially restored ⓘ
region Maya Lowlands ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands
religion Maya religion ⓘ
structureType pyramidal temple ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Tikal → hasStructure → Temple III ⓘ
Temple IV → hasViewOf → Temple III ⓘ
Temple V → nearbyStructure → Temple III ⓘ