Verified20.6829° N · 88.5696° W · 20 m
Pyramid of Kukulkán (El Castillo)
El Castillo, Chichén Itzá · Temple of Kukulkán
Terminal Classic to Early Postclassic (Maya-Toltec)·Maya (Itzá) / Toltec-influenced·🇲🇽 Yucatán, Mexico
About
About Pyramid of Kukulkán (El Castillo)
Stepped pyramid-temple at Chichén Itzá with 365 steps representing solar year; equinox feathered-serpent shadow (Kukulkán) descends balustrade. Interior contains earlier pyramid with Chac Mool and jaguar throne.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 800–1200 CE (visible structure 900–1000 CE)
- Period
- Terminal Classic to Early Postclassic (Maya-Toltec)
- Culture
- Maya (Itzá) / Toltec-influenced
- Purpose
- Temple to feathered serpent Kukulkán / solar calendar monument
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 800–1200 CE (visible structure 900–1000 CE)
Initial construction
c. 1448 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
20.6829° N · 88.5696° W · 20 m
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