Governor’s Palace at Uxmal

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Maya palace administrative complex archaeological structure

The Governor’s Palace at Uxmal is a grand Puuc-style Maya administrative complex renowned for its intricate stone mosaics and elevated position overlooking the ancient city.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Governor's Palace (Uxmal)	2
Governor's Palace at Uxmal	1
Governor’s Palace (Uxmal)	1
Governor’s Palace at Uxmal canonical	1
Uxmal Governor's Palace	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10275472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Governor’s Palace at Uxmal
Context triple: [House of the Turtles, near, Governor’s Palace at Uxmal]

A. House E of the Palace at Palenque
House E of the Palace at Palenque is a prominent architectural complex in the ancient Maya city of Palenque, notable for its elaborate stucco decoration and close association with the reign and royal imagery of the ruler Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.
B. Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya
The Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya is a historic colonial-era palace in Mexico City, renowned for its baroque architecture and later adaptation as a cultural and museum space.
C. Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
D. San Agustín Archaeological Park
San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colombia renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian megalithic sculptures, tombs, and ceremonial monuments.
E. El Brujo Archaeological Complex
El Brujo Archaeological Complex is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids, polychrome reliefs, and the tomb of the Señora de Cao.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Governor’s Palace at Uxmal
Target entity description: The Governor’s Palace at Uxmal is a grand Puuc-style Maya administrative complex renowned for its intricate stone mosaics and elevated position overlooking the ancient city.

A. House E of the Palace at Palenque
House E of the Palace at Palenque is a prominent architectural complex in the ancient Maya city of Palenque, notable for its elaborate stucco decoration and close association with the reign and royal imagery of the ruler Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.
B. Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya
The Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya is a historic colonial-era palace in Mexico City, renowned for its baroque architecture and later adaptation as a cultural and museum space.
C. Xel-Há archaeological site
Xel-Há archaeological site is an ancient Maya coastal settlement in Quintana Roo, Mexico, known for its strategic port, religious structures, and role in regional trade networks.
D. San Agustín Archaeological Park
San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Colombia renowned for its extensive collection of pre-Columbian megalithic sculptures, tombs, and ceremonial monuments.
E. El Brujo Archaeological Complex
El Brujo Archaeological Complex is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its Moche pyramids, polychrome reliefs, and the tomb of the Señora de Cao.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya palace ⓘ administrative complex ⓘ archaeological structure ⓘ
access	via monumental stairway from plaza below ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Puuc style ⓘ
associatedWithRuler	Lord Chahk (Chaak) of Uxmal ⓘ
builtBy	Maya builders ⓘ
civilization	Maya civilization ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culturalPeriod	Late Classic Maya period ⓘ linked to: Late Classic period
currentUse	archaeological monument ⓘ
estimatedConstructionCentury	10th century ⓘ
façadeDecoration	Venus glyphs ⓘ geometric stone mosaics ⓘ lattice patterns ⓘ mask panels ⓘ serpent motifs ⓘ
function	administrative center ⓘ elite residential complex ⓘ seat of political authority ⓘ
governingBody	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature	broad stairway access ⓘ colonnettes ⓘ friezes ⓘ large terrace platform ⓘ long multi-room range building ⓘ multiple doorways ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
knownFor	elaborate façade decoration ⓘ intricate stone mosaics ⓘ long horizontal palace façade ⓘ
locatedIn	Mexico ⓘ Uxmal ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ Yucatán state ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
orientation	astronomically influenced alignment ⓘ
overlooks	Nunnery Quadrangle at Uxmal ⓘ ceremonial center of Uxmal ⓘ
partOf	Uxmal archaeological site ⓘ linked to: Uxmal
position	elevated platform ⓘ
preservationStatus	partially restored ⓘ
region	Puuc region ⓘ
religionContext	Maya religion ⓘ
researchInterest	Maya political organization ⓘ Puuc architectural development ⓘ
roofType	corbelled vault ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf	Ancient Maya City of Uxmal ⓘ linked to: Uxmal

How these facts were elicited