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12 angled stone, Cusco, Perú

Stone of 12 Angles in Inca wall

Peru famous 12 sided roc

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 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.

Black and white photograph of the famous twelve angle stone in the Hatun Rumiyoc street, Cusco, Peru. This perfect stonework can be found in other Inca sites as Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Tipon,...

$Archaeological site of Sacsayhuamán in Peru at daylight.\nSacsayhuamán is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres.\nThe complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly under Sapa Inca Pachacuti and his successors.[$

Church of Santo Domingo, Cusco.

The famous twelve-sided Inca Stone wall on streets of Cusco, Peru

Ancient Temple Wall in Machu Picchu.

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.

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

Inca wall in black and white, Machu Picchu Inca ruin, Cusco, Peru.

The stone of 12 Angles also know as the 12 sided stone. It is located on Hatunrumiyoc, a narrow pedestrian street, in Cusco, Peru. It is famous for its Inca walls where huge stones are precisely carved to fit together without mud or concrete.

Pisac is an archaeological complex located in the district of the same name in the province of Calca, 30 kilometers from the city of Cusco, Peru. The archaeological site is one of the most important and visited in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is located east of the Vilcabamba mountain range.

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

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

Example of precise Incan stone masonry in Cusco, Peru.

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.

Amazing Inca Stone Masonry Wall in the Historic Center of Cuzco, Peru, South America

Detail of an Inca wall in Cusco, Peru.

Inca stone masonry, world-famous 12-sided stone, perfect fit, Inca Roca wall, Cusco, Peru. Stones were placed to build the wall between the years 1350 and 1380. An amazing feat of precision and construction.

Antique stone wall at archaeological site of Cusco City in Peru at daylight

Image of the Hatun Rumiyoc, the ancient 12 sided stone in an old building in Cuzco, Peru. Image was taken on a cloudy day and the image tones are warm.

Amazing masonry work in solid Inca stone wall in Cuzco, Peru, famous for its 12-sided stone

Close up of an Incan stone wall in Cusco, Peru.

Inca wall at Qoricancha in Cusco

beautiful old Inca wall close up

Clouds and blue sky over the remains of the ancient Inca wall in Cusco.

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