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title: Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque
author: Jan Harenburg
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3097/temple-of-the-inscriptions-palenque/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque

_Authored by Jan Harenburg_

## Image File

[![Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3097.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3097.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the Inscriptions at [Palenque](https://www.worldhistory.org/Palenque/), Mexico. The [pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/) was completed c. 682 CE and used as the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of the [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) king [Kinich Janaab Pacal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kinich_Janaab_Pacal/) (r. 615-683 CE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Harenburg, J. (2014, October 02). Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3097/temple-of-the-inscriptions-palenque/>
### Chicago
Harenburg, Jan. "Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3097/temple-of-the-inscriptions-palenque/>.
### MLA
Harenburg, Jan. "Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3097/temple-of-the-inscriptions-palenque/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palenque_-_Temple_of_inscriptions#mediaviewer/File:Palenque_temple_1.jpg) by [**Jan Harenburg**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palenque_-_Temple_of_inscriptions#mediaviewer/File:Palenque_temple_1.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 October 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.