Temple II
Tikal Temple II is a Mesoamerican pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Tikal in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala. The temple was built in the Late Classic Period in a style reminiscent of the Early Classic.Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: temple in Tikal
- Also known as: “Templo II” and “Tikal Temple II”
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. Temple I is situated 120 metres east of Temple II.
North Acropolis
Park
The North Acropolis of the ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala is an architectural complex that served as a royal necropolis and was a centre for funerary activity for over 1300 years.
Temple II
- Categories: Mesoamerican pyramid, building, and historic site
- Location: Flores, Petén Department, Northern Lowlands, Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.22221° or 17° 13′ 20″ northLongitude
-89.62415° or 89° 37′ 27″ westHeight
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
769G69CG+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 157387707OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q939961
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Temple II” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “提卡尔神庙II”
- Chinese: “提卡爾神廟II”
- Chinese: “蒂卡尔神庙II”
- Chinese: “蒂卡爾神廟II”
- Chinese: “面具神殿”
- Indonesian: “Kuil II Tikal”
- Japanese: “ティカル第4神殿”
- Macedonian: “Храм II Тикал”
- Polish: “Świątynia II”
- Russian: “Храм II”
- Spanish: “Templo de las Mascaras”
- Spanish: “Templo de las Máscaras”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Тікаль II”
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Notable Places Nearby
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