Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Maya Site of Copan' has mentioned 'Temple' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Copxc3xa1nOne of two simian sculptures on Temple 11,[1] possibly representing howler monkey gods.Shown within MesoamericaShow map of MesoamericaCopxc3xa1n (Honduras)Show map of HondurasLocationCopxc3xa1n Ruinas, Copxc3xa1n Department, HondurasCoordinates14xc2xb050xe2x80xb215xe2x80xb3N 89xc2xb008xe2x80xb233xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf14.83750xc2xb0N 89.14250xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 14.83750; -89.14250Coordinates: 14xc2xb050xe2x80xb215xe2x80xb3N 89xc2xb008xe2x80xb233xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf14.83750xc2xb0N 89.14250xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 14.83750; -89.14250HistoryPeriodsEarly Preclassic to PostclassicCulturesMaya civilizationSite notes UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaCultural: iv, viReference129Inscription1980 (4th session)Area15.095 ha | WIKI |
| Ceramic lid shaped to represent K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', recovered from the tomb of the 7th-century king Smoke Imix, under Templexc2xa026. | WIKI |
| In 1995 a tomb underneath the talud-tablero Hunal temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists led by Robert Sharer and David Sedat. | WIKI |
| He rebuilt temple 10L-26 in the Acropolis, erecting a stela there and a hieroglyphic step at its base. | WIKI |
| The most famous construction dating to his reign is the elaborate Rosalila phase of Templexc2xa016, discovered entombed intact under later phases of the temple during archaeological tunneling work. | WIKI |
| After this sudden spate of activity, Smoke Imix continued to rule until almost the end of the 7thxc2xa0century; he dedicated another nine known monuments and made important changes to the architecture of Copxc3xa1n, including the construction of Structurexc2xa02, which closes the northern side of the Great Plaza, and a new version of Templexc2xa026, nicknamed Chorcha. | WIKI |
| His tomb had already been prepared in the Chorcha phase of Templexc2xa026 and he was buried just two days after his death. | WIKI |
| [18] The king also carried out major construction works, including a new version of Templexc2xa026 that now bore the first version of the Hieroglyphic Stairway, plus two temples that have now been lost to the erosion of the Copxc3xa1n River. | WIKI |
| He also encased the Rosalila phase of Templexc2xa016 within a new phase of construction. | WIKI |
| He built a new version of Templexc2xa026, with the Hieroglyphic Stairway being reinstalled on the new stairway and doubled in length. | WIKI |
| K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil died in the early 760s and is likely to have been interred in Templexc2xa011, although the tomb has not yet been excavated. | WIKI |
| He built the platform of Templexc2xa011 over the tomb of the previous king in ADxc2xa0769 and added a two-storey superstructure that was finished in ADxc2xa0773. | WIKI |
| [1] Around ADxc2xa0776, he completed the final version of Templexc2xa016 over the tomb of the founder. | WIKI |
| At the base of the temple, he placed the famous Altarxc2xa0Q, which shows each of the 16xc2xa0rulers of the city from K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' through to Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat, with a hieroglyphic text on top describing the founding of the dynasty. | WIKI |
| The sculpted column from the temple shrine has a hieroglyphic text reading "toppling of the Foundation House" that may refer to the fall of the Copxc3xa1n dynasty. | WIKI |
| [71] Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat built a new temple platform over his predecessor's tomb in ADxc2xa0769. | WIKI |
| Phases of Temple 16 (Structure 10L-16) Phase King Date Hunal K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' early 5th century AD Yehnal K'inich Popol Hol mid-5th century AD Margarita K'inich Popol Hol mid-5th century AD Rosalila Moon Jaguar mid-6th century AD Purpura Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil early 7th century AD | WIKI |
| Structure 10L-16 (Temple 16) is a temple pyramid that is the highest part of the Acropolis. | WIKI |
| [73] The temple faces the West Court within the Acropolis and is dedicated to K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', the dynastic founder. | WIKI |
| The temple was placed on top of the original palace and tomb of the king. | WIKI |
| [74] The earliest version of this temple is nicknamed Hunal; it was built in the talud-tablero style of architecture that was typical of Teotihuacan, with traces of brightly colored murals on the surviving traces of the interior walls. | WIKI |
| The upper chamber of the Margarita phase temple was converted to receive offerings and the unusual Xukpi stone, a dedicatory monument used in one of the earlier phases, was reused in this later phase. | WIKI |
| Life-size reconstruction of the Rosalila temple at the site museum of Copxc3xa1n. | WIKI |
| One of the best preserved phases of Temple 16 is the Rosalila, built over the remains of five previous versions of the temple. | WIKI |
| Archaeologist Ricardo Agurcia discovered the almost intact shrine while tunneling underneath the final version of the temple. | WIKI |
| The temple had a hieroglyphic stone step with a dedicatory inscription. | WIKI |
| [78] The temple was built to celebrate the completion of the king's first K'atun in power, in ADxc2xa0715, and has a hieroglyphic step with a first-person phrase "I completed my K'atun". | WIKI |
| Phases of Temple 26 (Structure 10L-26) Phase King Date Yax K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' early 5th century AD Motmot K'inich Popol Hol mid-5th century AD Papagayo Ku Ix mid-5th century AD Mascarxc3xb3n Smoke Imix 7th century AD Chorcha Smoke Imix 7th century AD Esmeralda Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil early 8th century AD N/A K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil mid-8th century AD | WIKI |
| Structure 10L-26 is a temple that projects northwards from the Acropolis and is immediately to the north of Structure 10L-22. | WIKI |
| [74] The earliest version of the temple, nicknamed Yax, was built during the reign of K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', the dynastic founder, and has architectural features (such as inset corners) that are characteristic of Tikal and the central Petxc3xa9n region. | WIKI |
| [22] Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil had sealed the Chorcha phase under a new version of the temple, nicknamed Esmeralda, by ADxc2xa0710. | WIKI |
| The summit shrine of the temple bore a hieroglyphic text composed of full-figure hieroglyphs, each placed beside a similar glyph in faux-Mexican style, giving the appearance of a bilingual text. | WIKI |
| The text is still being reconstructed, having been scrambled by the collapse of the glyphic blocks when the faxc3xa7ade of the temple collapsed. | WIKI |
| [80] The staircase measures 21 meters (69xc2xa0ft) long and was first built by Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil in ADxc2xa0710, being reinstalled and expanded in the following phase of the temple by K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil in ADxc2xa0755. | WIKI |
| The Xukpi Stone is a dedicatory monument from one of the earlier phases of the 10L-16 temple constructed to honor K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'. | WIKI |
| [32] Originally it was used as a sculpted bench or step and the date on the monument is associated with the dedication of a funerary temple or a tomb, probably the tomb of K'inich' Yax K'uk' Mo', which was discovered underneath the same structure. | WIKI |
| Stela 11 was originally an interior column from Temple 18, the funerary shrine of Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat. | WIKI |
| When it was found, it was broken in two parts at the base of the temple. | WIKI |
| The text of the column formed part of a longer text carved onto the interior walls of the temple and may describe the downfall of the Copxc3xa1n dynasty. | WIKI |
| It was erected in the inner chamber of the 10L-26 temple. | WIKI |
| Stelaxc2xa063 was deliberately broken, together with its hieroglyphic step, during the ritual demolishing of the Papagayo phase of Temple 26. | WIKI |
| It was raised at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Stairway of Templexc2xa026 in ADxc2xa0756. | WIKI |
| Stela N was dedicated by K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil in ADxc2xa0761 and placed at the foot of the steps to Templexc2xa011, which is believed to contain his burial. | WIKI |