Mundo Perdido pyramid

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The Mundo Perdido pyramid is a large Preclassic Maya temple-pyramid at Tikal, notable for its role in astronomical observations and its prominence within the Mundo Perdido complex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya temple-pyramid ⓘ
archaeological structure ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maya Preclassic architecture ⓘ
linked to: Maya architecture
associatedWith Mundo Perdido astronomical complex ⓘ
cardinal directions alignments ⓘ
solar observations ⓘ
belongsTo lowland Maya area ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
currentUse archaeological research site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists working at Tikal in the 20th century ⓘ
excavatedBy Guatemalan and international archaeological teams ⓘ
governedBy Instituto de Antropología e Historia de Guatemala ⓘ
Tikal National Park administration ⓘ
hasFeature large platform base ⓘ
stairways on at least one side ⓘ
stepped pyramid form ⓘ
hasFunction observatory ⓘ
temple ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish Pirámide de Mundo Perdido ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Tikal National Park ⓘ
locatedIn Guatemala ⓘ
Petén Department ⓘ
Tikal ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
namedAfter Mundo Perdido group at Tikal ⓘ
near Great Plaza of Tikal ⓘ
partOf Mundo Perdido complex ⓘ
Tikal archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Tikal
period Preclassic period ⓘ
preservationStatus partially restored ⓘ
relativeLocation southwest of Tikal’s central core ⓘ
significance major focus of the Mundo Perdido complex ⓘ
one of the earliest large constructions at Tikal ⓘ
usedFor astronomical observations ⓘ
ceremonial functions ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ

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Mundo Perdido complex → hasPart → Mundo Perdido pyramid ⓘ