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Places tagged “classic maya” in Guatemala · Mysteria

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Places tagged “classic maya” in Guatemala

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🇬🇹 Guatemala

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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid

Tikal Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar)

Late Classic Maya (700–734 CE) · Maya (Tikal Mutul dynasty)

Classic Maya superstructure 55 m high (45 m pyramid + 12 m temple and 12 m roof comb) on Great Plaza east, funerary pyramid of Jasaw Chan K'awiil I (695–734), entombed vault 6 m under with jade…

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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid

Tikal Temple IV

Late Classic Maya · Maya (Mutal polity)

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.