Group of a Thousand Columns

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The Group of a Thousand Columns is a large complex of stone colonnades at the Maya archaeological site of Chichén Itzá, believed to have supported extensive roofed spaces used for gatherings or ceremonial activities.

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Group of a Thousand Columns canonical 2

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya architectural structure ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ
architectural complex ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
adjacentTo Great Plaza of Chichén Itzá ⓘ
linked to: Chichén Itzá

Temple of the Warriors ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maya-Toltec style ⓘ
civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
constructionTechnique stone masonry ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Itzá Maya ⓘ
linked to: Itzá
hasApproximateNumberOfColumns hundreds of columns ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Spanish ⓘ
Yucatec Maya ⓘ
hasPart rows of columns ⓘ
stone colonnades ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Chichén Itzá ⓘ
locatedIn Chichén Itzá ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
Yucatán state ⓘ
municipality of Tinum ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Chichén Itzá
period Early Postclassic period ⓘ
Terminal Classic period ⓘ
region Mesoamerica ⓘ
religionAssociated Maya religion ⓘ
roofType supported extensive roofed spaces ⓘ
significance example of large-scale Maya colonnaded architecture ⓘ
siteType ceremonial center feature ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1988 ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities ⓘ
gatherings ⓘ
public assemblies ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Chichén Itzá → hasStructure → Group of a Thousand Columns ⓘ
Temple of the Warriors → adjacentTo → Group of a Thousand Columns ⓘ