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title: Temple of the Sun, Palenque
author: Alejandro Linares Garcia
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3098/temple-of-the-sun-palenque/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Temple of the Sun, Palenque

_Authored by Alejandro Linares Garcia_

## Image File

[![Temple of the Sun, Palenque](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3098.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3098.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of the Sun at the [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Palenque](https://www.worldhistory.org/Palenque/), Mexico. The temple was built in the late 7th century CE as part of the complex known as the Group of the Cross by King K'an Bahlam.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Garcia, A. L. (2014, October 02). Temple of the Sun, Palenque. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3098/temple-of-the-sun-palenque/>
### Chicago
Garcia, Alejandro Linares. "Temple of the Sun, Palenque." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 02, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3098/temple-of-the-sun-palenque/>.
### MLA
Garcia, Alejandro Linares. "Temple of the Sun, Palenque." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Oct 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3098/temple-of-the-sun-palenque/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palenque_-_Temple_of_the_Sun#mediaviewer/File:SolTempleXIVPalenque2.jpg) by [**Alejandro Linares Garcia**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palenque_-_Temple_of_the_Sun#mediaviewer/File:SolTempleXIVPalenque2.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-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. 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.