Copán ruins

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned early 10th century
gptkbp:archaeologicalResearch ongoing
gptkbp:associatedWith Classic Maya period
gptkbp:builtYear 5th to 9th centuries AD
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Diego_García_de_Palacio
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1570
gptkbp:distanceFromGuatemalaBorder 12 km
gptkbp:elevation 600 meters
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Alfred_Maudslay
gptkb:Sylvanus_Morley
gptkb:Carnegie_Institution_of_Washington
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Frederick_Catherwood
gptkb:John_Lloyd_Stephens
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Scarlet_macaw
gptkbp:features gptkb:Temple_16
gptkb:Acropolis
gptkb:Hieroglyphic_Stairway
gptkb:Altar_Q
Sculptures
Plazas
Residential compounds
Burials
Stelae
Ball court
Ballgame court
Carved altars
gptkbp:flora Ceiba tree
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Instituto_Hondureño_de_Antropología_e_Historia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copán ruins
gptkbp:inscribedMonuments yes
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Hieroglyphic_Stairway
Stelae
Ball court
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Honduras
gptkb:Copán_Department
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Maya_hieroglyphs
gptkbp:museum Sculpture Museum of Copán
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Copán_Ruinas
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Temple_16
gptkb:Acropolis
gptkb:Hieroglyphic_Stairway
Ball court
Stelae A to M
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Yax_K'uk'_Mo'
gptkb:Smoke_Imix
18 Rabbit (Waxaklajun Ub'aah K'awiil)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkbp:populationPeak 20,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Western_Honduras
gptkbp:significance Important Maya city-state
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1980
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hieroglyphic_stairway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7