Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III

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.

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Ruins
Description: temple in Tikal
Also known as: “Temple of the Jaguar Priest”, “Templo III”, and “Tikal Temple III”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tikal and Temple II.

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.

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. Temple II is situated 200 metres east of Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III.

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 320 metres east of Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III.

Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III

Categories: Mesoamerican pyramid, building, and historic site
Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

17.22199° or 17° 13′ 19″ north

Longitude

-89.62606° or 89° 37′ 34″ west

Height

55 metres (180 feet)

Open location code

769G69CF+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157389712

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q9085766

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Temple del Gran Sacerdot”
Indonesian: “Kuil III Tikal”
Polish: “Świątynia III”
Russian: “Храм III”
Spanish: “Templo del gran sacerdote”
Spanish: “Templo del Gran Sacerdote”

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