Puuc style

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Puuc style is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural style characterized by plain lower walls and richly ornamented upper façades featuring intricate stone mosaics and geometric patterns, prevalent in the northern Yucatán Peninsula.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Puuc style canonical 34
Puuc architectural style 4
Puuc-style architecture 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya architectural style ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
approximateDateRange c. 600–900 CE ⓘ
associatedRegionNameOrigin Puuc hills (Los Puuc) ⓘ
associatedSite Kabah ⓘ
Labná ⓘ
Oxkintok ⓘ
Sayil ⓘ
Uxmal ⓘ
Xlapak ⓘ
characterizedBy geometric patterns ⓘ
intricate stone mosaics ⓘ
non-load-bearing mosaic façades ⓘ
plain lower wall zones ⓘ
richly ornamented upper façades ⓘ
use of finely cut stone blocks ⓘ
veneer masonry construction ⓘ
constructionTechnique core-and-veneer masonry ⓘ
thin stone veneer facing ⓘ
use of concrete-like rubble core ⓘ
contrastsWith Chenes style in distribution of façade decoration ⓘ
earlier Rio Bec style in façade composition ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Maya civilization ⓘ
decorativeFocus façade ornamentation rather than structural massing ⓘ
flourishedIn Late Classic period of Maya history ⓘ
linked to: Late Classic period

Terminal Classic period of Maya history ⓘ
geographicDistribution Puuc region of Yucatán, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Puuc region

hill country of western Yucatán ⓘ
northern Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
hasTypicalElement chultun water cisterns associated with Puuc sites ⓘ
colonette friezes ⓘ
colonnettes ⓘ
colonnettes framing doorways ⓘ
cornice moldings ⓘ
friezes with repetitive motifs ⓘ
interior corbel vaults ⓘ
latticework panels ⓘ
long low palace-type buildings ⓘ
mask façades of the rain god Chaac ⓘ
multiple doorways ⓘ
panel-and-fret compositions ⓘ
plain wall socles ⓘ
repetitive geometric ornament bands ⓘ
roof combs ⓘ
step-fret motifs ⓘ
stone lattice screens ⓘ
stone mosaic façades depicting Chaac masks ⓘ
stone mosaic panels ⓘ
upper register decorative zones ⓘ
zoomorphic and anthropomorphic masks ⓘ
influenced later northern Maya architectural traditions ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

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

Uxmal → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Puuc region → knownFor → Puuc architectural style ⓘ
linked to: Puuc style
Sayil → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Labná → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Governor's Palace (Uxmal) → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
subject linked to: Governor's Palace
South Temple → associatedWith → Puuc architectural style ⓘ
linked to: Puuc style
Kabah → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Chenes style → influencedBy → Puuc style ⓘ
Xlapak → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Puuc hills → knownFor → Puuc architectural style ⓘ
subject linked to: Puuc hills (Los Puuc)
linked to: Puuc style
Puuc hills → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
subject linked to: Puuc hills (Los Puuc)
Chacmultún → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Kiuic → knownFor → Puuc-style architecture ⓘ
linked to: Puuc style
Kiuic → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Puuc Route → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Puuc Route → knownFor → Puuc architecture ⓘ
linked to: Puuc style
South Palace (Sayil) → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
subject linked to: South Palace
Puuc archaeological zone → knownFor → Puuc architectural style ⓘ
linked to: Puuc style
Hochob → architecturalStyle → Puuc style ⓘ
Hochob → notableFor → Puuc-style architecture ⓘ
linked to: Puuc style