Templo Mayor
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Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Templo Mayor Context triple: [Valley of Mexico, archaeologicalSites, Templo Mayor]
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A.
Tepeyac Hill
Tepeyac Hill is a historic religious site in northern Mexico City, revered as the place where the Virgin of Guadalupe is believed to have appeared and now home to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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B.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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C.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a major Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in Mexico City that houses the venerated image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important religious symbols in Mexico.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
- 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: Templo Mayor Target entity description: Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
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A.
Tepeyac Hill
Tepeyac Hill is a historic religious site in northern Mexico City, revered as the place where the Virgin of Guadalupe is believed to have appeared and now home to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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B.
Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá is a renowned ancient Maya city in Mexico famous for its monumental pyramid El Castillo and its role as a major political, religious, and cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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C.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a major Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in Mexico City that houses the venerated image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important religious symbols in Mexico.
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D.
Monte Albán
Monte Albán is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, renowned as one of the earliest and most important urban centers in Mesoamerican history.
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E.
Coyoacán
Coyoacán is a historic and culturally rich borough in southern Mexico City, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and artistic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec temple complex
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Mesoamerican pyramidal architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural fertility rites
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coronation rituals ⓘ human sacrifice rituals ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ warfare rituals ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | capital city of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Aztec New Fire ceremony ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Mexica
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica people
rulers of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| civilization |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Mexica ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
political and religious heart of the Mexica empire
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principal cult site of Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Huitzilopochtli
ⓘ
Tlaloc ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| destructionPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| discoveryEvent | 1978 discovery of Coyolxauhqui stone ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Mexican archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1978 ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
main temple of Tenochtitlan ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
Chacmool sculptures
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Coyolxauhqui Stone ⓘ ceremonial offerings ⓘ stone skulls ⓘ |
| hasMultiplePhases | seven major construction stages ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Museo del Templo Mayor
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surface form:
Templo Mayor Museum
|
| hasStructure | twin pyramidal temples ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological zone protected by INAH ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Mexico City ⓘ |
| modernAccess |
Historic Centre of Mexico City
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surface form:
historic center of Mexico City
|
| orientation | aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Templo Mayor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan
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| religion |
Aztec mythology
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surface form:
Aztec religion
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| symbolizes |
cosmic center of the Mexica world
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sacred mountain Coatepec ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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Subject: Templo Mayor Description of subject: Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor Museum
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Aztec architecture
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Templo Mayor summit
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor archaeological site
this entity surface form:
Aztec Templo Mayor precinct
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor archaeological site
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor Museum
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor archaeological site
this entity surface form:
sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor precinct, Tenochtitlan
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor de Tlatelolco
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor archaeological zone
subject surface form:
Calmecac
this entity surface form:
Tlaloc temple precinct
subject surface form:
Calmecac
this entity surface form:
Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
this entity surface form:
Expansion of the Great Temple (Templo Mayor)
this entity surface form:
ceremonial precinct of Tenochtitlan
subject surface form:
Huitzilopochtli
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor archaeological zone
this entity surface form:
Templo Mayor archaeological zone
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Templo Mayor archaeological zone
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Templo Mayor pyramid
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Templo Mayor archaeological zone