Chichén Itzá

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Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient Maya city
archaeological site
tourist attraction
associatedWithDeity Chaac
Kukulcán
continent North America
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization
dedicatedToDeity Kukulcán
equinoxPhenomenon serpent-shaped shadow on El Castillo staircase
flourished c. 9th–12th centuries CE
foundedInCentury 5th century CE
governingMunicipality Tinum, Yucatán
hasArchitecturalStyle Maya architecture
Puuc style
Toltec-influenced style
hasAstronomicalAlignment equinox solar phenomenon at El Castillo
hasFeature causeways
cenotes
large plazas
observatory
hasLargestOfType largest known Mesoamerican ball court
hasStructure Akab Dzib
Ball courts
Casa Colorada
El Caracol
El Castillo
Great Ball Court
Group of a Thousand Columns
La Iglesia
Nunnery Complex
Osario pyramid
Platform of Venus
Platform of the Skulls
Sacred Cenote
Temple of Kukulcán
linked to: Chichén Itzá

Temple of the Jaguars
Temple of the Warriors
includedIn New7Wonders of the World list (popular vote, 2007)
locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán state
linked to: state of Yucatán
locatedNear Pisté, Yucatán
Valladolid, Yucatán
mainPyramid El Castillo
modernUse major tourism destination
nearbyAirport Cancún International Airport
partOf pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
peakPeriod Terminal Classic period
recognizedAsWorldHeritageBy UNESCO
servedAs major cultural center
major political center
major religious center
worldHeritageCategory Cultural
worldHeritageDesignationYear 1988

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Mesoamerica majorSite Chichén Itzá
Cancún nearbyArchaeologicalSite Chichén Itzá
Maya civilization majorSite Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá hasStructure Temple of Kukulcán
linked to: Chichén Itzá
New7Wonders of the World includesMonument Chichen Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Southern Mexico hasArchaeologicalSite Chichén Itzá
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Southern Mexico hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén-Itzá
subject linked to: southern Mexico
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Yucatán contains Chichén Itzá
subject linked to: state of Yucatán
Tula influenced Chichen Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
John Lloyd Stephens described Maya site of Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Frederick Catherwood documentedSite Chichén Itzá
Kukulkan worshipedIn Chichen Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Kukulkan majorCultCenter Chichen Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Kukulkan associatedStructure El Castillo at Chichen Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Maya civilization hadMajorCity Chichén Itzá
subject linked to: Maya
Osario pyramid locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Osario pyramid partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Osario pyramid isPartOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Sylvanus G. Morley workLocation Chichén Itzá
Valladolid, Yucatán locatedNear Chichén Itzá
El Castillo locatedIn Chichén Itzá
El Castillo partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site
linked to: Chichén Itzá
El Castillo partOf Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza World Heritage property
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Great Ball Court locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Great Ball Court heritageSiteOf UNESCO World Heritage Site of Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Great Ball Court includedIn Chichén Itzá archaeological site complex
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Temple of the Warriors locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Temple of the Warriors partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Group of a Thousand Columns locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Group of a Thousand Columns partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Group of a Thousand Columns adjacentTo Great Plaza of Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Platform of Venus locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Casa Colorada locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Casa Colorada partOf archaeological site of Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Casa Colorada touristAttractionIn Chichén Itzá archaeological zone
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Akab Dzib locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Akab Dzib heritageSiteWithin UNESCO World Heritage Site Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Akab Dzib associatedWith site of Chichén Itzá
linked to: Chichén Itzá
La Iglesia locatedIn Chichén Itzá
La Iglesia partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Nunnery Complex locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Nunnery Complex partOf Chichén Itzá archaeological site
linked to: Chichén Itzá
Maya architecture notableSite Chichén Itzá
Chaac hasTempleAt Chichén Itzá
Pisté, Yucatán locatedNear Chichén Itzá
Pisté, Yucatán nearbyAttraction Chichén Itzá
El Caracol locatedIn Chichén Itzá
Sacred Cenote locatedIn Chichén Itzá