Temple I, or Temple of the Great Jaguar, Tikal National Park, Guatemala. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Temple I, 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 and rises 47 meters or 154 feet high. A stela and an altar are in the foreground, with the Central Acropolis in the background. Tikal National Park, Guatemala, is an archeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization and since 1979, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Location: Tikal, Guatemala
Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller, Jr. / Alamy / Afripics
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