Cross Group

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Cross Group is a complex of interconnected Maya temple structures at the ancient city of Palenque, notable for its elaborate inscriptions and religious significance.

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Cross Group canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya temple complex ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ
architecturalStyle Classic Maya architecture ⓘ
linked to: Maya architecture
associatedWith Classic period Maya religion ⓘ
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II ⓘ
constructionPeriod Late Classic period ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
currentStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
dedicatedTo Maya deities ⓘ
discoveredBy European explorers in the 18th–19th centuries ⓘ
function dynastic shrine ⓘ
ritual complex ⓘ
hasFeature hieroglyphic stairways ⓘ
inscribed panels ⓘ
roof combs ⓘ
stucco reliefs ⓘ
hasOrientation planned group of aligned temples ⓘ
hasPart Temple of the Cross ⓘ
Temple of the Foliated Cross ⓘ
Temple of the Sun ⓘ
heritageDesignation Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Classic Maya hieroglyphic script ⓘ
linked to: Maya hieroglyphs
inscriptionsType historical records ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
ritual texts ⓘ
interpretedAs cosmological model of the Maya universe ⓘ
knownFor elaborate inscriptions ⓘ
iconography of the World Tree ⓘ
religious significance ⓘ
locatedIn Chiapas ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf ancient Maya city of Palenque ⓘ
linked to: Palenque
region Mesoamerica ⓘ
religiousRole center for royal ancestor veneration ⓘ
place for state rituals ⓘ
religiousTradition Maya polytheism ⓘ
significance important example of Maya sacred architecture ⓘ
key source for understanding Palenque dynastic history ⓘ
tourismAttraction major visitor destination at Palenque ⓘ

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Temple of the Cross → partOf → Cross Group ⓘ