Temple Of The Sun May 14, 2010
392 - Office 210 - 2 piso
Cusco, Cusco 084
Cusco, Cusco 084
The Coricancha Quechua Quri Kancha, 'Golden Temple') originally Inti Kancha (Temple of the Sun) is the Inca temple which was built on the Convent of Santo Domingo.Fue one of the most revered and respected churches in the city of Cusco, in Peru. The enclosure of gold, as he was known, was a sacred place where the most revered and honored God Inca: Inti (Sun), so it could enter only fasting, barefooted and with a load on his back as a sign of humility, as indicated by the high priest Willaq Umu (Wila).
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Added by ausangate3 on May 15, 2010
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The wall was a beautiful facade from the finest stonework, decorated only by a continuous band of pure gold of a palm high, three feet off the ground, and a thatched roof and delicately sliced thinArchitectures Coricancha overlapping of the Convent of Santo Domingo and the present time.
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