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Inca God: Inti, Sun God, son of Viracocha - god of civilization. Cuzco, Peru

Saqsaywaman (Saksaywaman, , Sasawaman, Saksawaman, Sacsahuayman, Sasaywaman or Saksaq Waman (Quechua language) (hispanicized spellings SacsayhuamÃ¡n, Sacsayhuaman, Sacsahuaman, Saxahuaman and others)) is a citadel like structure on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. Sections were first built by the Killke culture about 1100; they had occupied the area since 900. The complex was expanded and added to by the Inca from the 13th century; they built dry stone walls constructed of huge stones. The workers carefully cut the boulders to fit them together tightly without mortar. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 m (12,142 ft). In 1983, Cusco and Saksaywaman together were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List for recognition and protection.

wall of the Coricancha temple, detail

12 angled stone, Cusco, Perú

Coricancha temple, Inca Empire capital Cuzco, Peru, UNESCO World Heritage Site

The twelve-angled stone is an archeological artifact in Cuzco, Peru. It was part of a stone wall of an Inca palace, and is considered to be a national heritage object. The stone is currently part of a wall in the palace of the Archbishop of Cuzco.

Abstract ancient background. Stone carving in the style of the ancient Mayan and Inca cultures. Abstract decorative art. Mystic pattern. Psychodelic art design. Digitally generated image.

Close up of Inca stonework at Sacsayhuaman near Cusco in Peru.

Huaca Arco Iris / Dragon, Trujillo, Peru.

Sculpture at the base of the statue in memory of the German Emperor Wilhelm at the outermost end of the Deutsche Eck, Koblenz

inca cross chakana symbol

Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman) is a walled complex near the old city of Cusco, at an altitude of 3,701 m. or 12,000 feet. The site is part of the City of Cuzco, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983. It was built by the prehistoric indigenous people of the Killke culture about 1100 AD. They were superseded by the Inca, who occupied and expanded the complex beginning about 1200 ADhttp://bem.2be.pl/IS/peru_380.jpg

Ancient Maya script carved on the stone wall

photo depicting a templar cross on a wall in the centre of Bologna in Italy

closeup of an antique Caduceus sign - photo

Inca Stonework At Machu Picchu In Peru

Old egyptian hieroglyphic carvings.

Rostros tallados en piedra en Tiwanaku

Thassos island in Greece

detail of ancient Inca carved stone wall built near Cusco in Peru in South America

A carved, complex wall stone with twelve corner points on a street in Cuzco, Peru. Inca natives sculpted the intricate angles to fit precisely into other rocks on the natural material surface. The built structures are architectural marvels and archeological mysteries of technique. Horizontal format with copy space and no people.

The ruins of Chan Chan in modern Peru is the oldest pre-Colombian city in all of South America

Part of ancient wall. Background nature bricks. Close up

Granite blocks in the ancient fortress of the Incas are adjusted to each other with a minimum gap in which even the razor blade will not fit.

Chinese ancient bronze pattern background

Inca stone wall and 14-sided stone in Cusco, Peru

The iconic Nine Dragon Pillar at the Yan'an elevated highway and Chengdu Bei road intersection in Shanghai, a snarl of bustling roadways and overpasses, one of the most legendary spots in Shanghai.

Photo of a Mayan Calendar made of bone

Greece - Paleochora of Aegina

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