The Temple of the Giant Jaguar is in Tikal, Guatemala. It was built by the Mayan Empire around 730 B.C. It is the burial spot for the ruler of the Mayan Empire Jasaw Chan K'awiil I. He ruled from 682 to 734. It is 154 feet tall.
Inside the tomb there is a bunch of gold and silver. There is also the body of Jasaw Chan K'awiil I. He was buried with all his gold and jewels. Emperors of that time thought if they were buried with all their possessions they would get to keep them in the afterlife. These treasures were found in 1962 by archaeologists.
When the tomb was originally found it was looted and damaged. Many of the Spanish conquistadors wanted to find as much gold and silver to send back to Spain as they could. If they sent back enough they would be rewarded with fame and land. They would cheat the Inca people out of their gold and silver as much as possible. The Inca people gave in too easy.
The Temple was built out of local limestone cut from the ground. It was hand cut with tools made from obsidian and other natural rocks. The building of the temple started before the emperor died. The Emperors son and successor finished it after he died. The plans were created by the Emperor himself.
The tomb had very small and intricate carvings in it. I don’t know what else to talk about with this because there’s nothing else to talk about so I am just going to ramble for a little bit but please don’t dock me too much for being so late because I tried hard on this not really.
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