Religious Praying Places
-Drawing his inspiration from the layouts and monumental stonework of other cities, Pachacuti restored the palaces of former emperors and built a magnificent one for himself called the Cassana. He also designed and built the Accla Huasi, the house of the 4,000
-Only royalty or the highes nobility were allowed to live in this area.
-Pachacuti organized Inca religion into an imperial institution.
-The major gods of the various peoples incorporated into the empire were included in the Inca pantheon, and appropriate temples and shrines for them were built and maintained.
The major gods of the various peoples incorporated into the empire were included in the Inca pantheon, and appropriate temples and shrines for them were built and maintained.
-The Incas built beautiful temples for their gods.
-One of the largest was the Temple of the Sun in Cuzco.
-The Incas built beautiful temples for their gods. One of the largest was Coricancha, the Temple of the Sun
in Cuzco. Life-size gold sculptures of animals and corn adorned the courtyard. The temple also had a monument to the sun studded with precious jewels.
-The Inca had an observatory and a calendar in the temple. The Sapa Inca and the royal family worshipped there. But services for common people were held in the open air.
-The temple was destroyed in the 1500s by the Spaniards, who built their own city on top of it. An earthquake in 1950 exposed the rock walls of the temple.
-Only royalty or the highes nobility were allowed to live in this area.
-Pachacuti organized Inca religion into an imperial institution.
-The major gods of the various peoples incorporated into the empire were included in the Inca pantheon, and appropriate temples and shrines for them were built and maintained.
The major gods of the various peoples incorporated into the empire were included in the Inca pantheon, and appropriate temples and shrines for them were built and maintained.
-The Incas built beautiful temples for their gods.
-One of the largest was the Temple of the Sun in Cuzco.
-The Incas built beautiful temples for their gods. One of the largest was Coricancha, the Temple of the Sun
in Cuzco. Life-size gold sculptures of animals and corn adorned the courtyard. The temple also had a monument to the sun studded with precious jewels.
-The Inca had an observatory and a calendar in the temple. The Sapa Inca and the royal family worshipped there. But services for common people were held in the open air.
-The temple was destroyed in the 1500s by the Spaniards, who built their own city on top of it. An earthquake in 1950 exposed the rock walls of the temple.