Tulum archaeological site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tulum_archaeological_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned late 16th century
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:distanceFromCancun about 130 km south
gptkbp:distanceFromPlaya_del_Carmen about 65 km south
gptkbp:elevation about 12 meters above sea level
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Frederick_Catherwood
gptkb:John_Lloyd_Stephens
gptkbp:firstDescribedByEuropeans 1518
gptkbp:functionedAs gptkb:port
trading hub
gptkbp:heightOfImportance 13th-15th centuries
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:walled_garden
gptkb:Temple_of_the_Descending_God
gptkb:Temple_of_the_Frescoes
gptkb:El_Castillo
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Yucatán_Peninsula
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
gptkbp:locatedOn Caribbean coast
gptkbp:nameMeaning wall or fence (in Yucatec Maya)
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Zama
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:preservedWall yes
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:INAH_(Instituto_Nacional_de_Antropología_e_Historia)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Riviera_Maya
gptkbp:structure gptkb:Temple_of_the_Descending_God
gptkb:Temple_of_the_Frescoes
gptkb:El_Castillo
gptkbp:style gptkb:Maya_religion
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tulum_Municipality
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tulum archaeological site