Central Acropolis
The Central Acropolis of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is an architectural complex located immediately to the south of the Great Plaza. Tikal is one of the most important archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization and is located in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: archaeological complex in Guatemala
- Also known as: “Central Acropolis, Tikal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tikal and Temple I.
Tikal
Tikal is a large archaeological site in the Guatemalan department of Petén. During the Classic Period it was one of the largest and most important of the Mayan cities.
Temple I
Ruins
Photo: Zigomar, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica.
Central Acropolis
- Category: archaeological site
- Location: Flores, Petén Department, Northern Lowlands, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Spanish—“Central Acropolis” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Akropolis Pusat”
- Polish: “Centralny Akropol”
- Russian: “Центральный акрополь (Тикаль)”
- Russian: “Центральный акрополь”
- Spanish: “Acrópolis Central, Tikal”
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