Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid

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The Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid is an ancient Mesoamerican temple complex in Cholula, Mexico, considered the largest pyramid in the world by volume and notable for its layered construction and colonial church built atop it.

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Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican pyramid ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandonedBy time of Spanish conquest ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Great Pyramid of Cholula ⓘ
Tlachihualtepetl ⓘ
baseLength approximately 450 meters ⓘ
baseWidth approximately 450 meters ⓘ
comparedTo larger in volume than the Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
constructionBegan around 3rd century BCE ⓘ
constructionPhases multiple superimposed phases ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Aztec ⓘ
linked to: Aztec culture

Cholula culture ⓘ
Olmec-Xicalanca ⓘ
Toltec ⓘ
linked to: Toltec civilization
currentReligionAtop Roman Catholicism ⓘ
dedicatedTo Quetzalcoatl ⓘ
estimatedVolume approximately 4.45 million cubic meters ⓘ
excavationBegan 1930s ⓘ
hasBaseArea approximately 18 hectares ⓘ
hasConstructionType adobe brick ⓘ
earth-filled platform ⓘ
hasFeature colonial church on summit ⓘ
layered construction ⓘ
subterranean tunnels ⓘ
superimposed pyramidal stages ⓘ
hasTopStructure Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios ⓘ
hasTunnelLength several kilometers of excavated tunnels ⓘ
height approximately 66 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the Historic Centre of Puebla and Cholula ⓘ
isLargestBy volume among pyramids worldwide ⓘ
locatedIn Cholula ⓘ
linked to: San Andrés Cholula

Mesoamerica ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Time Zone
material adobe ⓘ
stone facing in some phases ⓘ
near Iztaccíhuatl volcano ⓘ
linked to: Iztaccíhuatl

Popocatépetl volcano ⓘ
linked to: Popocatépetl
numberOfMajorPhases at least four ⓘ
overlainBy Spanish colonial church ⓘ
partOf Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ
linked to: Mesoamerica
rediscovered in the 20th century ⓘ
religion Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican religion ⓘ
tourismActivity guided tours of tunnels and site ⓘ
usedFor pilgrimage ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ

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Great Pyramid of Cholula → alsoKnownAs → Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid ⓘ