Temple 22

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Temple 22 is a notable Maya ceremonial structure at the ancient city of Copán in Honduras, renowned for its elaborate stone carvings and religious significance.

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Label Occurrences
Temple 22 canonical 1

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya temple ⓘ
ceremonial structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Temple of the Hieroglyphic Jaguar ⓘ
approximateConstructionDate 7th century CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maya architecture ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Uaxaclajuun Ub’aah K’awiil ⓘ
civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
countryUNESCOSite Honduras ⓘ
culturalPeriod Classic Maya period ⓘ
linked to: Late Classic period
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo Maya deities ⓘ
hasAccessType monumental stairway ⓘ
hasArtStyle Copán sculptural style ⓘ
hasFeature elaborate stone carvings ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
mythological iconography ⓘ
sculpted doorways ⓘ
zoomorphic façade ⓘ
locatedIn Copán ⓘ
locatedInArchaeologicalSite Copán Archaeological Site ⓘ
linked to: Copán
locatedInCountry Honduras ⓘ
locatedInRegion Copán Department ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Copán acropolis ⓘ
linked to: Copán
partOfUNESCOSite Maya Site of Copán ⓘ
linked to: Copán
religiousFunction ancestor veneration ⓘ
ceremonial rituals ⓘ
royal cult activities ⓘ
significance important example of Classic Maya religious architecture ⓘ
key monument for understanding Copán ritual life ⓘ
studiedBy archaeologists ⓘ
symbolizes Maya sacred mountain ⓘ
portal to the otherworld ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus within a World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedBy Copán royal court ⓘ
linked to: ajaw of Copán

Maya priesthood ⓘ
usedFor elite religious ceremonies ⓘ

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Copán → hasStructure → Temple 22 ⓘ