According to one theory, the city was built around 1450 on the orders of the Inca ruler Pachacútec Yupanqui, who reigned from 1438 to 1471. He laid the foundations for the expansion of the powerful Inca Empire and introduced the cult of the sun god Inti.
The city comprised 216 stone buildings, situated on terraces and connected by a system of stairs. Most terraces, with their small water drainage openings built into the walls and about 3,000 steps, have been preserved to this day, as well as the canal connection from the water source outside the city complex to the cascade-like tiered fountain basins, the outer walls of the temples, and the partly multi-story residential buildings. They are fully functional and have been gradually reconstructed in typical Inca style in recent years where necessary.
Research today assumes that at its peak, the city could accommodate and support up to 1,000 people. The facili...According to one theory, the city was built around 1450 on the orders of the Inca ruler Pachacútec Yupanqui, who reigned from 1438 to 1471. He laid the foundations for the expansion of the powerful Inca Empire and introduced the cult of the sun god Inti.
The city comprised 216 stone buildings, situated on terraces and connected by a system of stairs. Most terraces, with their small water drainage openings built into the walls and about 3,000 steps, have been preserved to this day, as well as the canal connection from the water source outside the city complex to the cascade-like tiered fountain basins, the outer walls of the temples, and the partly multi-story residential buildings. They are fully functional and have been gradually reconstructed in typical Inca style in recent years where necessary.
Research today assumes that at its peak, the city could accommodate and support up to 1,000 people. The facili...Erbaut wurde die Stadt einer Theorie zufolge um 1450 auf Befehl des Inka-Herrschers Pachacútec Yupanqui, der von 1438 bis 1471 regierte. Er schuf die Grundlagen für die Ausdehnung des mächtigen Inkareiches und führte den Kult um den Sonnengott Inti ein.
Die Stadt umfasste 216 steinerne Bauten, die auf Terrassen gelegen und mit einem System von Treppen verbunden waren. Die meisten Terrassen sind mit ihren in die Mauern eingebauten kleinen Wasserablauföffnungen und etwa 3000 Stufen ebenso bis heute erhalten, wie auch die Kanalverbindung von der außerhalb der Stadtanlage befindlichen Wasserquelle zu den kaskadenförmig gestaffelten Brunnenbecken, die Außenmauern der Tempel und die zum Teil mehrgeschossigen Wohnbauten. Sie sind voll funktionsfähig und gegebenenfalls in den letzten Jahren nach und nach in inkatypischer Bauweise rekonstruiert worden.[3]
Die Forschung geht heute davon aus, dass die Stadt in ihrer Hochblüte bis zu 1000 Menschen beherbergen und versorgen konnte.[3] Die Anl
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According to one theory, the city was built around 1450 on the orders of the Inca ruler Pachacútec Yupanqui, who reigned from 1438 to 1471. He laid the foundations for the expansion of the powerful Inca Empire and introduced the cult of the sun god Inti.The city comprised 216 stone buildings, situated on terraces and connected by a system of stairs. Most terraces, with their small water drainage openings built into the walls and about 3,000 steps, have been preserved to this day, as well as the canal connection from the water source outside the city complex to the cascade-like tiered fountain basins, the outer walls of the temples, and the partly multi-story residential buildings. They are fully functional and have been gradually reconstructed in typical Inca style in recent years where necessary.
Research today assumes that at its peak, the city could accommodate and support up to 1,000 people. The facili...According to one theory, the city was built around 1450 on the orders of the Inca ruler Pachacútec Yupanqui, who reigned from 1438 to 1471. He laid the foundations for the expansion of the powerful Inca Empire and introduced the cult of the sun god Inti.
The city comprised 216 stone buildings, situated on terraces and connected by a system of stairs. Most terraces, with their small water drainage openings built into the walls and about 3,000 steps, have been preserved to this day, as well as the canal connection from the water source outside the city complex to the cascade-like tiered fountain basins, the outer walls of the temples, and the partly multi-story residential buildings. They are fully functional and have been gradually reconstructed in typical Inca style in recent years where necessary.
Research today assumes that at its peak, the city could accommodate and support up to 1,000 people. The facili...Erbaut wurde die Stadt einer Theorie zufolge um 1450 auf Befehl des Inka-Herrschers Pachacútec Yupanqui, der von 1438 bis 1471 regierte. Er schuf die Grundlagen für die Ausdehnung des mächtigen Inkareiches und führte den Kult um den Sonnengott Inti ein.
Die Stadt umfasste 216 steinerne Bauten, die auf Terrassen gelegen und mit einem System von Treppen verbunden waren. Die meisten Terrassen sind mit ihren in die Mauern eingebauten kleinen Wasserablauföffnungen und etwa 3000 Stufen ebenso bis heute erhalten, wie auch die Kanalverbindung von der außerhalb der Stadtanlage befindlichen Wasserquelle zu den kaskadenförmig gestaffelten Brunnenbecken, die Außenmauern der Tempel und die zum Teil mehrgeschossigen Wohnbauten. Sie sind voll funktionsfähig und gegebenenfalls in den letzten Jahren nach und nach in inkatypischer Bauweise rekonstruiert worden.[3]
Die Forschung geht heute davon aus, dass die Stadt in ihrer Hochblüte bis zu 1000 Menschen beherbergen und versorgen konnte.[3] Die Anl