Teotihuacan (in the metropolitan area)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Teotihuacan_(in_the_metropolitan_area)

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned	circa 7th century CE
gptkbp:artifactsFound	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:frescoes gptkb:sculpture obsidian tools
gptkbp:associatedWith	Aztecs (later period reverence)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:currentUse	gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkbp:declinedAfter	unknown, possibly internal strife or resource depletion
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans	16th century
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon	about 40 km northeast
gptkbp:economy	Town
gptkbp:elevation	2,300 meters above sea level
gptkbp:excavatedBy	late 19th century
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:Avenue_of_the_Dead gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Moon gptkb:Temple_of_the_Feathered_Serpent gptkb:Pyramid_of_the_Sun
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:INAH_(Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia)
gptkbp:hasTemple	two major pyramids
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Teotihuacan (in the metropolitan area)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Maya_civilization gptkb:Mixtec_civilization gptkb:Zapotec_civilization
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Olmec_civilization
gptkbp:languageSpoken	unknown (possibly Nahuatl, Totonac, or Otomi)
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:State_of_Mexico
gptkbp:mainAxisOf	gptkb:Avenue_of_the_Dead
gptkbp:material	gptkb:stone
gptkbp:nameMeaning	Place where the gods were created
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:frescoes multi-family residential compounds urban grid layout
gptkbp:peakPeriod	1st to 7th centuries CE
gptkbp:populationPeak	over 100,000
gptkbp:religion	mythology
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria	(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1987 yes
gptkbp:website	about 21 km²
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Greater_Mexico_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5