Old Temple

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Old Temple is an ancient ceremonial structure at the Chavín de Huántar archaeological site in Peru, notable for its labyrinthine galleries and central religious significance to the Chavín culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Old Temple canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological feature ⓘ
ceremonial structure ⓘ
approximateConstructionDate circa 900 BCE ⓘ
architecturalStyle Chavín architecture ⓘ
associatedPeriod Formative Period of the Andes ⓘ
associatedWith Lanzón monolith ⓘ
civilization Chavín civilization ⓘ
linked to: Chavín culture
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
contains Lanzón gallery ⓘ
linked to: Lanzón Gallery

chambers ⓘ
galleries ⓘ
ritual spaces ⓘ
ventilation ducts ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Chavín culture ⓘ
functionedAs ritual nucleus of Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
hasFeature acoustic ducts ⓘ
anthropomorphic motifs ⓘ
drainage system ⓘ
iconographic reliefs ⓘ
inner sanctuaries ⓘ
labyrinthine galleries ⓘ
monumental stairways ⓘ
narrow corridors ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ
sunken circular plaza ⓘ
underground passages ⓘ
ventilation shafts ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Chavín (Archaeological Site) ⓘ
locatedIn Ancash Region ⓘ
Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

Chavín de Huántar archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Chavín de Huántar

Peru ⓘ
partOf Chavín de Huántar ⓘ
period Early Horizon ⓘ
religiousFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
pilgrimage center ⓘ
religiousSignificance central to Chavín religious life ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities ⓘ
oracular consultation ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Chavín de Huántar → hasStructure → Old Temple ⓘ
Chavín de Huántar → hasPart → Old Temple ⓘ
New Temple → precededBy → Old Temple ⓘ