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Tikal Temple 33

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Temple 33
17.222108°N 89.624116°W
The temple is primarily a funerary.  

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Tikal Temple 33

Tikal Temple 33 (referred to in archaeological reports as 5D-33) was a 33-metre-high (108 ft) ancient Maya funerary pyramid located in the North Acropolis of the great Maya city of Tikal. The pyramid was centrally situated in the front row of structures facing onto the Great Plaza,[2] between Temples 32 and 34 and in front of the Northern Platform.[3] Temple 33 is one of the most thoroughly explored temples in the entire Maya area.[4] The earliest version was a low funerary shrine over the tomb of king Siyaj Chan K'awiil II, which was sealed in AD 457. Temple 33 underwent three consecutive phases of construction, during which the king's funerary shrine was remodelled and one of his stelae was interred above his tomb. In the mid-1960s, archaeologists completely dismantled the final version of the large pyramid, uncovering the earlier phases of construction.

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