a steep-sided, stepped pyramid with a central staircase that rises from a flat, grassy area to a temple doorway at the top

Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. It is located in the Petén Basin region of northern Guatemala. It also is known as the Temple of the Great Jaguar because of a lintel that represents a king sitting upon a jaguar throne. An alternative name is the Temple of Ah Cacao, after the ruler buried in the temple.^{[nb 1]} Temple I is a typically Petén-styled limestone stepped pyramid structure that is dated to approximately 732 AD.

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