Quadrangle of the Nuns

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The Quadrangle of the Nuns is a large, ornate complex of interconnected palaces and courtyards at the Maya archaeological site of Uxmal, renowned as a masterpiece of Puuc-style architecture.

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Quadrangle of the Nuns canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya palace complex ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ
architectural complex ⓘ
approximateDate 8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
architecturalStyle Puuc style ⓘ
civilization Late Classic Maya ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
currentUse archaeological monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasComponent central courtyard ⓘ
east building ⓘ
multiple palace ranges ⓘ
north building ⓘ
south building ⓘ
west building ⓘ
hasDecoration Chaac masks ⓘ
colonnettes ⓘ
hieroglyphic panels ⓘ
lattice stonework ⓘ
zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
hasFeature broad stairways ⓘ
elevated platforms ⓘ
multiple doorways opening onto the courtyard ⓘ
vaulted rooms ⓘ
hasForm quadrangle ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial space ⓘ
palatial residence ⓘ
hasLayout four buildings around a central courtyard ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Uxmal ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
Yucatán state ⓘ
materialUsed limestone ⓘ
namedBy Spanish colonists ⓘ
nameOrigin resemblance to a convent cloister ⓘ
notableFor Puuc-style geometric ornament ⓘ
complex iconographic program ⓘ
long palace ranges ⓘ
ornate stone mosaic façades ⓘ
richly decorated upper façades ⓘ
originalName unknown ⓘ
partOf Uxmal archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Uxmal
periodOfConstruction Late Classic period ⓘ
roofType corbelled vaults ⓘ
significance key example of Maya palace architecture ⓘ
masterpiece of Puuc architecture ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf Uxmal and the Puuc region ⓘ
linked to: Uxmal

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

Pyramid of the Magician → near → Quadrangle of the Nuns ⓘ