Las Monjas (The Nunnery)

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Las Monjas (The Nunnery) is a prominent pre-Columbian complex of intricately carved stone buildings within the ancient Maya city of Uxmal in Yucatán, Mexico.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Las Monjas 1
Las Monjas (The Nunnery) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya architectural complex ⓘ
building complex ⓘ
pre-Columbian archaeological site feature ⓘ
access tourist attraction ⓘ
approximateDate 9th century ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch subject of extensive architectural studies ⓘ
architecturalStyle Puuc style ⓘ
conservationStatus archaeological monument ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalAttribution Maya ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most elaborate palace complexes at Uxmal ⓘ
decorativeMotif Chaac masks ⓘ
geometric friezes ⓘ
lattice stonework ⓘ
elevationRelative North Building is highest range ⓘ
feature courtyard ⓘ
intricately carved facades ⓘ
multiple palace-like ranges ⓘ
floorPlanType quadrangle ⓘ
governedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
hasPart East Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
North Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas complex

South Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas complex

West Building of Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas complex
heritageContext Maya civilization ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Uxmal ⓘ
Yucatán ⓘ
linked to: Yucatán state
materialUsed stone ⓘ
misinterpretation believed by early Spaniards to be a nunnery ⓘ
nameLanguage Spanish ⓘ
nameMeaning The Nunnery ⓘ
nearbyStructure Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ
orientation rectangular courtyard surrounded by four ranges ⓘ
originalUse elite residential and administrative complex ⓘ
ownership federal property of Mexico ⓘ
partOf Uxmal archaeological zone ⓘ
linked to: Uxmal

ancient Maya city of Uxmal ⓘ
preservation partially restored ⓘ
region Puuc region ⓘ
religiousFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
state Yucatán ⓘ
linked to: Yucatán state
timePeriod Late Classic period ⓘ
tourismImportance major attraction within Uxmal site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus component of a World Heritage Site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

La Iglesia → adjacentTo → Las Monjas (The Nunnery) ⓘ
Nunnery Complex → nearbyStructure → Las Monjas ⓘ
linked to: Las Monjas (The Nunnery)