Tikal Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar)

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Architecture · c. 732 · Tikal, Guatemala · Americas

A 47 m temple over the tomb of King Jasaw Chan K'awiil — the emblem of Tikal

Tikal Temple I (Temple of the Great Jaguar) — Raymond Ostertag · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Classic Maya art — Stepped temple-pyramids and carved stelae where kings and gods speak in glyphs
Century: 8th century

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