Sacred Rock

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The precisely fitted stone walls of the Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu rise behind rougher, irregular stonework in the foreground, with a plant growing at the base.

Sacred Rock

structure, Machu Picchu, Peru

Also known as: Mausoleum, Temple of the Sun

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Machu Picchu
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…of the ruin is the Sacred Rock, also known as the Temple of the Sun (it was called the Mausoleum by Bingham). It centers on an inclined rock mass with a small grotto; walls of cut stone fill in some of its irregular features. Rising above the rock is the…
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…of the ruin is the Sacred Rock, also known as the Temple of the Sun (it was called the Mausoleum by Bingham). It centers on an inclined rock mass with a small grotto; walls of cut stone fill in some of its irregular features. Rising above the rock is the…
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