Great Pyramid of Cholula

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:lake
pre-Columbian monument
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tlachihualtepetl
gptkbp:area over 160,000 square meters
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Aztecs
gptkb:Toltecs
gptkb:Olmecs
gptkb:Cholulteca
gptkbp:builtBy pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples
gptkbp:churchOnTop gptkb:Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Señora_de_los_Remedios
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:contains gptkb:frescoes
burials
altars
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Quetzalcoatl
gptkbp:excavatedBy 1931
gptkbp:features tunnels
Catholic church on top
multiple construction phases
gptkbp:function burials
astronomical observations
religious ceremonies
gptkbp:height 66 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Pyramid of Cholula
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Cholula,_Puebla,_Mexico
gptkbp:material adobe bricks
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Puebla
gptkbp:notableFeature largest monument ever constructed anywhere in the world by volume
gptkbp:numberOfHoles over 8 kilometers
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cholula_archaeological_zone
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:INAH_(Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia)
gptkbp:significance important religious center in ancient Mesoamerica
largest pyramid by volume in the world
gptkbp:style Mesoamerican architecture
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 1993
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hernán_Cortés
gptkbp:volume 4.45 million cubic meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Pedro_Cholula
gptkb:Cholula
gptkb:Temple_of_Quetzalcoatl,_Cholula
gptkb:Santuario_de_Nuestra_Señora_de_los_Remedios,_Cholula,_Mexico
gptkb:Mesoamerican_pyramids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6