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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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 II
Ruins
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-89.62606° or 89° 37′ 34″ westHeight
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
769G69CF+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 157389712OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III”. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.