El Castillo (Spanish for "the Castle") is the conventional name for the most emblematic Maya structure, the Temple of Kukulcán in Chichen Itza. Like other Mesoamerican pyramids, the temple was built in several successive stages, each adding to and expanding the preceding one in volume and height. The last stage is dated tentatively to AD 900/1000.
Surroundings:
Location:
- Mexico, Chichén-Itzá
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- Exact location
Period or year:
- 750~ / unknown
Class:
- Temple or sanctuary
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=101191
Annotations
Nearby
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Platform of the Jaguars and Eagles
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Temple of the Warriors
Temple pyramid in Chichen Itza.