North Acropolis

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.

Type: Park
Description: ancient site in Guatemala
Also known as: “Acrópolis del Norte” and “North Acropolis, Tikal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tikal and Temple I.

Tikal

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

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.

North Acropolis

Categories: archaeological site, ruins, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Flores, Petén Department, Northern Lowlands, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

17.22271° or 17° 13′ 22″ north

Longitude

-89.62346° or 89° 37′ 24″ west

Open location code

769G69FG+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157389693

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q15262486

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“North Acropolis” goes by many names.

Chinese: “提卡爾北衛城”
Indonesian: “Akropolis Utara, Tikal”
Polish: “Północny Akropol”
Russian: “Северный акрополь”

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Highlights include Great Plaza and Temple II.

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