Maya Site of Copan

World Heritage

Honduras

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One of the most important sites of Mayan civilization, the ruins of Copan were discovered by Diego García de Palacio in 1570 and remained unexcavated until the 19th century. The ruins of the citadel and the magnificent public square reveal three major stages of development of the city before it was abandoned in the early 10th century.

# Mayan civilization

# Diego Garcia de Palacio

# 1570

# ruined castle

# Public Square

# Three main stages of development

Stela M and the Hieroglyphic Stairway[28]

Stela N, depicting K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil[49]

The final version of the ballcourt was dedicated by Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil in AD 738.[64]

Artistic conception of mayas at the Stela I and altar. Painting of 1898 by Henry Sandham

Map of the center of Copán

Location of Copán

Life-size reconstruction of the Rosalila temple at the site museum of Copán.[76]

A stone head at the bottom of Structure 10L-11

Stela H at Copán, commissioned by Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil.[18]

Great Plaza of the Stelae

One of two simian sculptures on Temple 11,[1] possibly representing howler monkey gods

Stela H, depicting king Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil

Ceramic lid shaped to represent K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', recovered from the tomb of the 7th-century ki...

A head from the Structure 10L-20 that currently is at the Peabody Museum of Harvard University

Stela 63, probably dating to the reign of K'inich Popol Hol.[29]

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Information extracted from Wikidata

executive body	Copán
WOEID	99119
IPA transcription	2094987
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/0lcz_
Commons category	Copán
coordinate location	Point(-89.1425 14.8375)
topic's main category	Category:Copán
WOEID	99119
area	15.095
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CopanNSouthCatherwood.jpg

start time	1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	موقع كوبان العائد لحضارة المايا
official name	Maya Site of Copan
official name	Sitio maya de Copán
official name	Site maya de Copán
official name	コパンのマヤ遺跡
official name	Maya gebied van Copán
official name	Город индейцев майя Копан
official name	科潘玛雅古迹遗址
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
twinned administrative body	Harima Plain
start time	1996-04-11T00:00:00Z