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Tikal - Temple I and Orion constellation
author: S.Guisard/Novapix
reference: t-nagma-90001
Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 34 cm
Temple I (also known as the Temple of Ah Cacao or Temple of the Great Jaguar) is a funerary pyramid dedicated to Jasaw Chan K'awil, who was entombed in the structure in AD 734, the pyramid was completed around 740–750. The temple rises 47 metres (154 ft) high. Tikal (or Tik'al according to the modern Mayan orthography) is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. In 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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