Burnt Palace

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Burnt Palace is an important archaeological complex at the ancient Mesoamerican city of Tula, notable for its charred remains and association with Toltec ceremonial and administrative activities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Burnt Palace canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
palatial complex ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence architectural layout indicating administrative use ⓘ
burned floors and walls ⓘ
associatedWith Toltec ceremonial center at Tula ⓘ
Toltec civilization ⓘ
belongsTo Toltec capital of Tollan (Tula) ⓘ
linked to: Tula (Tollan)
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Toltec ⓘ
linked to: Toltec civilization
evidenceOf destructive fire event ⓘ
intentional burning or conflict ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
function administrative center ⓘ
palatial complex for Toltec elite ⓘ
ritual space ⓘ
hasCharacteristic burned architectural elements ⓘ
charred remains ⓘ
stone architecture ⓘ
hasCondition ruins ⓘ
hasType Mesoamerican palace ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Tula archaeological zone ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn Hidalgo, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Hidalgo (state)

Mesoamerica ⓘ
Tula ⓘ
Tula, Hidalgo ⓘ
linked to: Tula de Hidalgo
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
near Atlantean columns of Tula ⓘ
linked to: Pyramid B at Tula

Pyramid B at Tula ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Toltec urban center at Tula ⓘ
linked to: Tula (Tollan)

ancient city of Tula ⓘ
central monumental zone of Tula ⓘ
region Central Highlands of Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Mexican Plateau
researchField Mesoamerican archaeology ⓘ
significance important for understanding Toltec ceremonial practices ⓘ
key evidence for Toltec political organization ⓘ
timePeriod Early Postclassic period ⓘ
Epiclassic period ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor administrative activities ⓘ
ceremonial activities ⓘ
elite residence ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Tula → hasStructure → Burnt Palace ⓘ
Tula (Tollan) → hasPart → Burnt Palace ⓘ