Verified17.2220° N · 89.6230° W · 280 m
Tikal Temple IV
Templo IV, Tikal · Temple of the Two-Headed Serpent
Late Classic Maya·Maya (Mutal polity)·🇬🇹 Petén, Tikal National Park, Guatemala
About
About Tikal Temple IV
Tallest temple-pyramid in Tikal, atop 7 m supporting platform, roof comb; from summit see canopy and other temples. Part of vast Classic Maya city (16 km²) with ~3000 structures.
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History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 741 CE under Yik'in Chan K'awiil
- Period
- Late Classic Maya
- Culture
- Maya (Mutal polity)
- Purpose
- Temple and funerary (?) monument
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 741 CE under Yik'in Chan K'awiil
Initial construction
c. 1693 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
17.2220° N · 89.6230° W · 280 m
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