Pyramid of the Magician, Mayan pyramid in Uxmal, Mexico

The Pyramid of the Magician is an archaeological structure in Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico, built on an oval base that reaches 35 meters in height. The building consists of five layered temples constructed during successive building phases.

The site was built between the 6th and 10th centuries and served as the religious center of the city. Over several hundred years temples were added and reshaped.

The pyramid takes its name from a Maya tale recorded by John Lloyd Stephens in the early 1840s: a dwarf born from an egg, able to foretell the future, raised the building in a single night. Masks of Chaac appear on the lower west temple and flank the 150 steps of the top temple, not across the whole facade.

Climbing the pyramid is prohibited, as at El Castillo in Chichen Itza; conservation work by INAH continues after cracks were found in the 1990s. Visitors view the structure from the ground, where the west face overlooks the Nunnery Quadrangle and its stairway faces the setting sun at the summer solstice.

An older temple entrance lies hidden on the western side and aligns with the sunset during the summer solstice. This opening was covered by the outer facade during later expansions.