Saqsaywaman Wall Segment

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Summary

The sacred city of Cusco was laid out in the shape of a puma, and Saqsaywaman (sak sigh WAH mahn) was its head. Saqsaywaman was the symbol of the military and religious power of the state. Saqsaywaman occupied the head of Cusco’s puma shape. Dedicated to Inti, the sun, this temple stood in hanan(upper) Cusco as the counterpart to the Qorikancha, the temple in hurin(lower) Cusco.

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National Museum of the American Indian

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Record ID

dpo_3d_200032