Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche' has mentioned 'Pyramid' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| There are 6,750 ancient structures identified at Calakmul, the largest of which is the great pyramid at the site. | WIKI |
| Four tombs have been located within the pyramid. | WIKI |
| Like many temples or pyramids within Mesoamerica the pyramid at Calakmul increased in size by building upon the existing temple to reach its current size. | WIKI |
| In Maya, ca means "two", lak means "adjacent", and mul signifies any artificial mound or pyramid, so Calakmul is the "City of the Two Adjacent Pyramids". | WIKI |
| [14] The site core of Calakmul was known in ancient times as Ox Te' Tuun ("Three Stones") which may have been because of the triadic pyramid Structure 2. | WIKI |
| Structure 1 (or Structure I) is a 50-metre-high (160xc2xa0ft) pyramid to the east of the site core. | WIKI |
| Structure 2 (or Structure II) is a massive north-facing pyramid temple, one of the largest in the Maya world. | WIKI |
| [70] In common with many temple pyramids in the Mesoamerican cultural region, the pyramid at Calakmul increased in size by building upon the pre-existing temple in order to increase its bulk. | WIKI |
| [84] The core of the building (Structure 2A) is a triadic pyramid dating to the Late Preclassic period, with this ancient building still forming the highest point of the structure. | WIKI |
| [85] In the Early Classic a massive extension was added to the front of the pyramid, covering an earlier stucco-covered building on the north side. | WIKI |
| [70] Structure 2 is similar in date, size and design to the El Tigre pyramid at El Mirador, and associated ceramics are also similar. | WIKI |
| [70] In the 8th century AD, Structure 2B was entombed under a large pyramid and a stepped facade covered the giant masks. | WIKI |
| [70] In the Late Classic a nine-room palace was built on top of the pyramid, supporting a roof comb that had painted stucco bas-relief decoration. | WIKI |
| Structure 7 (or Structure VII) is a temple pyramid on the north side of the Central Plaza. | WIKI |
| Five plain stelae were erected on the south side of the pyramid. | WIKI |
| [90] The pyramid was topped by a three-room temple that possessed a tall stucco-covered roof comb. | WIKI |
| While the first is exemplified by palaces and huge temple pyramids at sites such as Calakmul, Yaxnohcah and Balakbal, which mirror the growth of social complexity during the Preclassic and Early Classic periods, the second represents a Late Classic development, characterized by false pyramid temples, normally in the shape of twin towers, and stone mosaic faxc3xa7ade decorations. | UNESCO |