Temple 16
E178566
Temple 16 is a major Maya ceremonial structure at the archaeological site of Copán in Honduras, notable for its layered construction history and association with royal rituals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple 16 canonical | 1 |
| Temple 16 architectural ensemble | 1 |
| Temple 16 complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1577383 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple 16 Context triple: [Copán, hasStructure, Temple 16]
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A.
Temple IV
Temple IV is one of the tallest and most iconic Mayan pyramid-temples at the ancient city of Tikal in Guatemala, renowned for its towering height and panoramic views over the surrounding rainforest.
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B.
Temple III
Temple III is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in Guatemala, notable for its towering structure and historical significance within the Classic Maya city.
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C.
Temple I
Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
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D.
Temple Reyim
Temple Reyim is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the West Newton neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts.
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E.
Temple V
Temple V is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple 16 Target entity description: Temple 16 is a major Maya ceremonial structure at the archaeological site of Copán in Honduras, notable for its layered construction history and association with royal rituals.
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A.
Temple IV
Temple IV is one of the tallest and most iconic Mayan pyramid-temples at the ancient city of Tikal in Guatemala, renowned for its towering height and panoramic views over the surrounding rainforest.
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B.
Temple III
Temple III is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in Guatemala, notable for its towering structure and historical significance within the Classic Maya city.
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C.
Temple I
Temple I is a prominent stepped pyramid and funerary temple at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
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D.
Temple Reyim
Temple Reyim is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the West Newton neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts.
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E.
Temple V
Temple V is one of the major ancient Maya pyramidal temples at the archaeological site of Tikal in present-day Guatemala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya temple
ⓘ
ceremonial structure ⓘ |
| accessStructure | stairways leading to summit shrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
18-Rabbit (Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil)
ⓘ
Copán kings ⓘ
linked to:
Copán dynasty
Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
Early Classic period
ⓘ
Late Classic period ⓘ |
| contains | burials of elite individuals (in substructures) ⓘ |
| culture | Classic Maya ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Copán royal lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
Copán dynasty
|
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the Copán Archaeological Project ⓘ |
| function | focal point of royal ideology at Copán ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Classic Maya architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya architecture
|
| hasArtStyle | polychrome stucco decoration (in earlier phases) ⓘ |
| hasBuildingPhaseCount | multiple superimposed phases ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType |
pyramidal temple
ⓘ
stepped platform ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
layered construction history
ⓘ
substructure with earlier temples ⓘ superimposed building phases ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | aligned with sacred landscape of Copán ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | partially conserved and stabilized for tourism ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
Hunal temple
ⓘ
Margarita temple ⓘ Purpura structure ⓘ Rosalila temple ⓘ Yehnal temple ⓘ
linked to:
Hunal temple
|
| locatedIn | Copán ⓘ |
| locatedInArchaeologicalSite |
Copán archaeological site
ⓘ
linked to:
Copán
|
| locatedInCountry | Honduras ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Copán Department ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ |
| overlies | founding-period royal structures at Copán ⓘ |
| partOf |
Copán acropolis
ⓘ
linked to:
Copán
UNESCO World Heritage Site Copán ⓘ
linked to:
Copán
|
| researchSignificance |
important for understanding Maya royal ancestor cults
ⓘ
key sequence for Copán dynastic history ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1980 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
dynastic ceremonies ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ royal rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Temple 16 Description of subject: Temple 16 is a major Maya ceremonial structure at the archaeological site of Copán in Honduras, notable for its layered construction history and association with royal rituals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Temple 16
linked to: Temple 16