Tikal Temple IV
Tikal Temple IV is a Mesoamerican pyramid in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Tikal in modern Guatemala. It was one of the tallest and most voluminous buildings in the Maya world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zigomar, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Building
- Description: Guatemalan pyramid
- Also known as: “Temple IV” and “Templo IV - Templo de la Serpiente Bicéfala”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tikal and Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III.
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 of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III
Ruins
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tikal Temple III, also known as the Temple of the Jaguar Priest, was one of the principal temple pyramids at the ancient Maya city of Tikal, in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala. Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III is situated 450 metres southeast of Tikal Temple IV.
Pyramid of the Lost World 5C-54
Ruins
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mundo Perdido is the largest ceremonial complex dating from the Preclassic period at the ancient Maya city of Tikal, in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala. Pyramid of the Lost World 5C-54 is situated 500 metres southeast of Tikal Temple IV.
Tikal Temple IV
- Categories: Mesoamerican pyramid and historic site
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.22371° or 17° 13′ 25″ northLongitude
-89.62988° or 89° 37′ 48″ westElevation
324 metres (1,063 feet)Height
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
769G69FC+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 157389706OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=temple
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Uzbek—“Tikal Temple IV” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Temple de la Serp Bicèfala”
- Catalan: “Temple IV”
- Chinese: “蒂卡尔四号神庙”
- Indonesian: “Kuil IV Tikal”
- Japanese: “ティカル第4神殿”
- Polish: “Świątynia IV”
- Russian: “Храм IV”
- Spanish: “Templo de la Serpiente Bicefala”
- Spanish: “Templo de la Serpiente Bicéfala”
- Uzbek: “Tikal IV ibodatxonasi”
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