Rosalila temple

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Rosalila temple is a remarkably well-preserved, elaborately stuccoed Maya temple buried within the Copán acropolis in Honduras, renowned for its vivid polychrome decoration and detailed iconography.

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Rosalila temple canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya temple ⓘ
archaeological structure ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
approximateDate 6th century CE ⓘ
7th century CE ⓘ
associatedWith Copán dynasty ⓘ
Maya religion ⓘ
civilization Maya civilization ⓘ
colorScheme green ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
country Honduras ⓘ
culture Classic Maya ⓘ
linked to: Classic Maya period
discoveredBy Ricardo Agurcia Fasquelle ⓘ
discoveryMethod tunnel excavation ⓘ
function ceremonial structure ⓘ
ritual temple ⓘ
hasFeature hieroglyphic elements ⓘ
iconographic panels ⓘ
multiple superimposed levels ⓘ
polychrome stucco façade ⓘ
three-dimensional stucco sculpture ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
hasReplica full-scale reconstruction in Copán site museum ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Maya Site of Copán" ⓘ
iconographyTheme Maya deities ⓘ
cosmological motifs ⓘ
sacred mountain symbolism ⓘ
knownFor detailed iconography ⓘ
elaborate stucco decoration ⓘ
remarkable state of preservation ⓘ
vivid polychrome painting ⓘ
locatedIn Copán ⓘ
Copán Department ⓘ
Copán acropolis ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ
partOf Copán acropolis complex ⓘ
linked to: Copán

Copán archaeological site ⓘ
preservationMethod ritual burial within later construction ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Maya polytheism ⓘ
researchImportance key example of Classic Maya temple architecture ⓘ
primary source for Maya polychrome stucco art ⓘ
stateOfPreservation exceptionally well preserved ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period ⓘ
Late Classic period ⓘ
tourismRole major attraction at Copán ⓘ

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

Temple 16 → hasSubstructure → Rosalila temple ⓘ
Temple 16 (Copán) → hasSubstructure → Rosalila temple ⓘ