The Great Temple / Great Pyramid Historical

The Great Temple / Great Pyramid Historical (HM1XZ0)

Location: Uxmal, Yucatán 97884 Santa Elena Municipality
Country: Mexico
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N 20° 21.522', W 89° 46.321'

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Templo Mayor o Gran PirámideEste monumento mide alrededor de 80 m. en su costado norte y aproximadamente 30 m. de altura. Su forma general es la de una pirámidecuadrangular truncada, de nueve cuerpos escalonados. La escalinata norte conduce a una plataforma sobre la cual hay una edificación llamada Templo de las Guacamayas. Los mascarones de las esquinas tienen un esculpido más redondeado que otros de Uxmal. Data de mediados del siglo VIII. Maya-Yucateco:Nojoch K'u' Naj Wa Nojoch Ka'anal NajLe naja' ku p'lsik naats'tl' 80 meetros tu tséelil xaman yéetel naats'tl' 30 meetros u ka'anlil. U wiinkiile' je'ex jump'éel noj naj kantséele' xot'a'an u ka'anlil, yéetel bolon wa 9 u wiinklilo'ob jump'éel yóok'ol uláak'. Le eebil xamano' ku bin tak lump'éel ka'anal but'bil lu'um yaan tu yook'ole' jump'éel naj k'aba'ata'an U k'u' najil le mo'obo' wa Templo de las Guacamayass. U pix icho'obil le ti'itso'obo' yaan ti'ob jump'éel betpajlil maas wóolista'an ti' le uláak'ob te' Uxmala'. U k'iinile' ku taal ti' u chúumukilo'ob u ja'abil 800.English:Great Temple/Great PyramidThis monument is 30 meters high and 80 meters long on its North side. It is a nine-tiered, broken shaped stepped pyramid. The steps on the Northen side lead to a platform upon which a building called the
"Macaw Temple". The masks decorating the corners of the building are more rounded than the others in Uxmal. The construction is dated to the VIIIth century.
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HM NumberHM1XZ0
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Placed ByConsejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes de México (CONACULTA)-INAH
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Date Added Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16Q E 210608 N 2253612
Decimal Degrees20.35870000, -89.77201667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 20° 21.522', W 89° 46.321'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds20° 21' 31.32" N, 89° 46' 19.26" W
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Area Code(s)541
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3 Main St, Uxmal Yucatán 97884, MX
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