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title: Tikal Main Plaza
author: chensiyuan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3100/tikal-main-plaza/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tikal Main Plaza

_Authored by chensiyuan_

## Image File

[![Tikal Main Plaza](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3100.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3100.jpg)

## Image Caption

The central plaza of [Tikal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tikal/), Guatemala. The [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) flourished between 300 and 850 CE. On the left is the North [Acropolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Acropolis/) whilst on the right is [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) I, the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Jasaw Chan K'awiil (r. 682-734 CE).

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## Cite This Work

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## License & Copyright

Original image by **chensiyuan**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 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.