Taos Pueblo

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Taos Pueblo is a centuries-old Native American community in northern New Mexico, renowned for its multi-storied adobe buildings and continuous habitation as one of the oldest living communities in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
Native American settlement
Pueblo community
UNESCO World Heritage Site
village
architecturalStyle adobe architecture
climate semi-arid high desert
continent North America
country United States
distanceTo approximately 3 miles north of Taos, New Mexico
elevation about 2,135 meters
about 7,000 feet
ethnicGroup Taos Pueblo people
linked to: Pueblo peoples
founded circa 1400 CE
governingBody Taos Pueblo Tribal Council
linked to: Taos Pueblo
hasCustom seasonal ceremonial closures to outsiders
hasPart North House (Hlauuma)
Rio Pueblo de Taos
San Geronimo Church
South House (Hlaukwima)
multi-storied adobe residential blocks
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark of the United States
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception circa 1400 CE
isOneOf oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States
languageUsed English
Tiwa
locatedIn New Mexico
Taos County, New Mexico
United States
materialUsed adobe
mud
straw
wood
near town of Taos, New Mexico
notableFor continuous habitation for over 600 years
multi-storied adobe dwellings
preservation of traditional Pueblo lifeways
openToPublic yes
partOf Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation
population approximately 4,500
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional Pueblo religion
tourism major cultural tourism destination in New Mexico
traversedBy Rio Pueblo de Taos
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOSiteId 492
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1992

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Taos Pueblo governingBody Taos Pueblo Tribal Council
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Taos, New Mexico knownFor Taos Pueblo
subject linked to: Taos, New Mexico, United States
Taos, New Mexico nearby Taos Pueblo
subject linked to: Taos, New Mexico, United States
Taos, New Mexico hasHistoricSite Taos Pueblo
subject linked to: Taos, New Mexico, United States
Taos, New Mexico hasAttraction Taos Pueblo
subject linked to: Taos, New Mexico, United States
Pueblo peoples hasSubgroup Taos Pueblo
Tiwa spokenIn Taos Pueblo
Taos Plaza nearby Taos Pueblo
Taos locatedNear Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation governedBy Taos Pueblo tribal government
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation hasSettlement Taos Pueblo village
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation overlapsWith Taos Pueblo UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo Indian Reservation overlapsWith Taos Pueblo National Historic Landmark
linked to: Taos Pueblo
North House (Hlauuma) locatedIn Taos Pueblo
North House (Hlauuma) partOf Taos Pueblo historic district
linked to: Taos Pueblo
South House (Hlaukwima) locatedIn Taos Pueblo
South House (Hlaukwima) partOf Taos Pueblo residential complex
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Rio Pueblo de Taos flowsThrough Taos Pueblo
Rio Pueblo de Taos associatedWith Taos Pueblo community
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Rio Pueblo de Taos partOf traditional cultural landscape of Taos Pueblo
linked to: Taos Pueblo
Taos art colony associatedWith Taos Pueblo
Taos, New Mexico knownFor Taos Pueblo
subject linked to: served by U.S. Route 64
Taos, New Mexico hasHeritageSite Taos Pueblo
subject linked to: served by U.S. Route 64
San Geronimo Church locatedIn Taos Pueblo
San Geronimo Church affiliation Taos Pueblo community
linked to: Taos Pueblo
San Geronimo Church partOf Taos Pueblo historic complex
linked to: Taos Pueblo
San Geronimo Church ownership Taos Pueblo