Casa del Adivino

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Casa del Adivino is an ancient Maya step pyramid at the Uxmal archaeological site in Mexico, notable for its unusual oval base and steep, towering profile.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Casa del Adivino canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya pyramid ⓘ
archaeological structure ⓘ
approximateConstructionCentury 6th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Puuc style ⓘ
architecturalType step pyramid ⓘ
associatedWith Maya religion ⓘ
Maya ritual practices ⓘ
builtBy Maya people ⓘ
linked to: Maya peoples
civilization Puuc Maya ⓘ
constructionTechnique masonry ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeansCentury 19th century ⓘ
era Late Classic period ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Casa del Enano ⓘ
hasFeature decorated temple façades ⓘ
multiple superimposed construction phases ⓘ
rounded corners ⓘ
steep stairways ⓘ
temple at summit ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish House of the Magician ⓘ
Pyramid of the Magician ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish Casa del Adivino ⓘ
hasStairwayOrientation west-facing main stairway ⓘ
heightApprox 115 feet ⓘ
35 meters ⓘ
heritageSiteOf Ancient Maya City of Uxmal ⓘ
linked to: Uxmal
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Maya Lowlands ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands

Mexico ⓘ
Uxmal ⓘ
Yucatán ⓘ
linked to: Yucatán state
material limestone ⓘ
notableFor steep profile ⓘ
towering height ⓘ
unusual oval base ⓘ
overlooks Nunnery Quadrangle at Uxmal ⓘ
partOf Puuc Route ⓘ
Uxmal archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Uxmal
region Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
religiousFunction ceremonial structure ⓘ
temple pyramid ⓘ
shape oval base ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
translationOfName House of the Soothsayer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Pyramid of the Magician → alsoKnownAs → Casa del Adivino ⓘ
Casa del Adivino → hasNameInSpanish → Casa del Adivino ⓘ
Pyramid of the Dwarf → altName → Casa del Adivino ⓘ