Central Plaza

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Central Plaza is the main ceremonial and civic square at the ancient Maya city of Calakmul, surrounded by prominent pyramids and public buildings that formed the core of its urban and ritual life.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Central Plaza canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site feature ⓘ
ceremonial plaza ⓘ
civic square ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus consolidated structures ⓘ
excavated in part ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maya architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Classic period Maya ⓘ
chronology Classic period ⓘ
Late Classic period ⓘ
connectedTo other plazas at Calakmul ⓘ
sacbeob (Maya causeways) ⓘ
culture Maya ⓘ
formsCoreOf Calakmul ceremonial precinct ⓘ
Calakmul civic center ⓘ
linked to: Calakmul
hasFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
civic center ⓘ
public gathering place ⓘ
ritual space ⓘ
hasPart altars ⓘ
causeways termini ⓘ
ceremonial platforms ⓘ
pyramid structures ⓘ
stelae ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Calakmul ⓘ
Calakmul archaeological site ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Campeche ⓘ
linked to: Campeche state
locatedInCountry Mexico ⓘ
locatedInCulturalSphere Maya civilization ⓘ
locatedInRegion Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
partOf ceremonial center of Calakmul ⓘ
urban core of Calakmul ⓘ
significance key locus of royal performance ⓘ
political center of Calakmul ⓘ
ritual heart of Calakmul ⓘ
surroundedBy palatial structures ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
pyramids ⓘ
temple platforms ⓘ
terrainFeature artificially leveled plaza surface ⓘ
usedFor community gatherings ⓘ
elite display ⓘ
political events ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Calakmul → hasNotableStructure → Central Plaza ⓘ