Piramide de Tenayuca

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Mesoamerican pyramid archaeological site pre-Hispanic monument

Pirámide de Tenayuca is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican pyramid and archaeological site notable for its Aztec-era double-temple structure and serpent-adorned terraces.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Tenayuca pyramid	2
Aztec ceremonial pyramids	1
Piramide de Tenayuca canonical	1
Pirámide de Tenayuca	1
Tenayuca Pyramid	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2594931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Piramide de Tenayuca
Context triple: [Tlalnepantla de Baz, hasLandmark, Piramide de Tenayuca]

A. Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid
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.
B. Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
C. Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
D. Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.
E. Tres Zapotes
Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Piramide de Tenayuca
Target entity description: Pirámide de Tenayuca is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican pyramid and archaeological site notable for its Aztec-era double-temple structure and serpent-adorned terraces.

A. Tlachihualtepetl Pyramid
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.
B. Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
C. Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
D. Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras is a Mexican border city in the state of Coahuila, located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, and known for its industrial activity and cross-border trade.
E. Tres Zapotes
Tres Zapotes is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Veracruz, Mexico, known for its monumental stone sculptures and as a key center of the Olmec and later Epi-Olmec cultures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican pyramid ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ pre-Hispanic monument ⓘ
altName	Pirámide de Tenayuca ⓘ linked to: Piramide de Tenayuca Tenayuca Pyramid ⓘ linked to: Piramide de Tenayuca
approximateConstructionEnd	14th century ⓘ
approximateConstructionStart	13th century ⓘ c. 1200 CE ⓘ
associatedPeople	Aztec peoples ⓘ linked to: Mexica Chichimec ruler Xolotl ⓘ
category	Aztec archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction in the State of Mexico ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culture	Aztec ⓘ linked to: Aztec culture Chichimec ⓘ linked to: Chichimeca peoples
dedicatedTo	Huitzilopochtli ⓘ Tlaloc ⓘ
discoveredBy	archaeologists of the early 20th century ⓘ
excavationStart	1920s ⓘ
function	ceremonial center ⓘ religious temple complex ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature	double temple ⓘ serpent-adorned terraces ⓘ superimposed construction phases ⓘ talud-tablero elements ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Mesoamerican stepped pyramid ⓘ
hasDecoration	serpent wall (coatepantli) ⓘ stone serpent heads ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum	site museum of Tenayuca ⓘ linked to: Tenayuca archaeological and historical area
hasStructure	double staircase ⓘ main pyramid platform ⓘ temple shrines on summit ⓘ
heritage	pre-Columbian ⓘ
locatedIn	Mesoamerica ⓘ Mexico ⓘ State of Mexico ⓘ Tenayuca ⓘ municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz ⓘ linked to: Tlalnepantla de Baz
managedBy	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ
near	Mexico City metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
period	Postclassic Mesoamerican period ⓘ
restoredBy	Mexican archaeologists ⓘ
significance	early example of Aztec double-temple pyramid design ⓘ important site for study of Aztec religious architecture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited