Place 3 of 8Cusco · Lima, Peru
Twelve-Angled Stone
The history
A single famous block in a Cuzco palace wall, cut and fitted to twelve angles so precisely that no mortar was used and not even a blade fits the seams — the marvel of Inca masonry.
In brief
Hatun Rumiyoq Street is a historic pedestrian street located in the monumental zone of Cusco, Peru. It is part of the processional axis of Cusco, a historical route connecting the Plazoleta de San Blas with the Plazoleta de la Almudena. This axis corresponds to ancient Inca roads linking the Antisuyu to the northeast and the Contisuyu to the southwest from the Huacaypata.
Read more →The archival photograph
Shown on its own rather than side-by-side: the archival frame is not the same view as mine.
My photos
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