Mitla

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:climate Semi-arid
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Spanish
1521
gptkbp:contains Columns
Courtyards
Palaces
Tombs
Stone mosaics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:culture Mixtec
Zapotec
gptkbp:decorations Geometric fretwork
Stone mosaics
gptkbp:distanceFromOaxacaCity about 44 km southeast
gptkbp:elevation about 1,670 meters
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Alfonso_Caso
1920s
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 900–1521 CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mitla
gptkbp:influencedBy Mixtec culture
Zapotec culture
gptkbp:knownFor Mesoamerican architecture
Zapotec ruins
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Oaxaca
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkb:Adobe
Stucco
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:San_Pablo_Villa_de_Mitla
gptkbp:nameMeaning Place of the Dead
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Adobe_Group
gptkb:Church_Group
gptkb:Stream_Group
gptkb:South_Group
Columns Group
gptkbp:notableFeature Geometric designs
Mosaic fretwork
gptkbp:notableSite Religious center
Urban center
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Mictlán
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pre-Columbian_Mesoamerica
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:INAH_(Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia)
gptkbp:proximityToOtherSites gptkb:Yagul
gptkb:Monte_Albán
gptkbp:region gptkb:Valles_Centrales_de_Oaxaca
gptkbp:religiousSignificance Zapotec religious ceremonies
gptkbp:status gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2010
Yes
gptkbp:visitedBy Tourists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oaxaca
gptkb:Postclassic_Mesoamerica
gptkb:Mesoamerica
gptkb:Maya_religion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5