Saqsaywaman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sacsayhuamán, Sacsahuaman, Sacsayhuaman, Sacsayhuamán Fortress
thumb|right|Sideways view of the walls of Sacsayhuamán showing the details of the stonework and the angle of the walls. thumbnail|Muyuq Marka thumb|Close up of stone wall
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Within Vinony's link graph, Saqsaywaman is referenced by 375 other articles, and connects out to World Heritage Site, Cusco and Túpac Inca Yupanqui.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Archaeological sites in Peru, Archaeological sites in the Department of Cusco and Buildings and structures in Cusco.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Ancient site.image
- Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Perú, 2015-07-31, DD 27.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- A section of the wall of Sacsayhuamán
- Ancient site.map_type
- Peru
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru
- Ancient site.type
- Fortification
- Ancient site.part_of
- Cusco
- Ancient site.cultures
- Inca Empire
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
- yes
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of
- City of Cuzco
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.Area
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- Cultural: iii, iv
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 273
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 1983
- Ancient site.name
- Sacsayhuamán
- Ancient site.native_name
- Saksay waman
- Ancient site.native_name_lang
- qu
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Cusco
- Image
- 009 1568 Sacsayhuamán - Peru.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sacsayhuamán
- Commons gallery
- Sacsayhuamán
- culture
- Inca civilization
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Theories about constructing the megalithic walls
- Modern-day use
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Sideways view of the walls of Sacsayhuamán showing the details of the stonework and the angle of the walls. thumbnail|Muyuq Marka thumb|Close up of stone wall
Sacsayhuamán ( ; ) or Saksaywaman (from Quechua , , ) is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is an important example of Inca architecture. The site is at an altitude of .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saqsaywaman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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