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	Sacred Plaza: The Sacred Plaza: The Ceremonial Center Tip Rating:

By AKtravelers on March 24, 2005

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Andrea loiters in the Sacred
Plaza

by AKtravelers

If you've visited any of the rest of Machu Picchu before coming upon the Sacred Plaza, you will immediately recognize it as special. There is a clear difference in the grandiosity of the architecture of the Sacred Plaza compared to very other place in Machu Picchu. It is surrounded on three sides by important-looking buildings and the fourth side has an onubstructed westerly view of several mountains and the Urubamba River.
On the east side is the Temple of Three Windows, which has a commanding view of the central square through its bigger-than-normal windows. On the north side is the Principle Temple, which is notable not only for its height and depth, but also that part of the wall is settling (an unusual flaw in the otherwise impeccably constructed Machu Picchu). In the center are two stones that were apparently put there for a purpose, but no one knows why now.

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Updated By Amareyui on June 12, 2003

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The Temples

by Amareyui

This plaza is composed of three separate buildings; the Sacristy, the Principal Temple, and the Temple of Three Windows.
Each of the two rocks in front of the Sacristy's entrance is said to contain 32 angles.
The Principal Temple is believe to have the best balance and solidity among the ruins.
The name "Temple of Three Windows" is self explanatory.

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	Sacred Plaza: the great sacred Place of the lost city Tip Rating:

By schlumpf on January 24, 2005

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by schlumpf

The most attractuive particular in whole Machu Picchu, was for me the Sacred Plaza, such a huge and very squadrat place, surrounded of protective walls and terraces.
A nice place to hang around...Could it be it was the meeitng party point?!

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	Sacred Plaza: the sacrifice place Tip Rating:

Updated By chancay on February 16, 2003

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sacrifice table

by chancay

Exists a lot of history and legend about what the Inca priests did on these stone. One of the ritual acts has been to cut out the heart of still alive victims. Still there are some sacral ceremonies once a year in Cusco (Sacsay Huaman) when they remember with a big ceremony the time of the Inca.

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Updated By ThiagoRamos on March 1, 2007

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Sacred Plaza viewed from
Intihuatana

by ThiagoRamos, 1 more photos

The Sacred Plaza, located at the foot of the Intihuatana, is the biggest one in Machu Picchu and is surrounded by 3 temples, including the one considered the Main Temple and the Temple of the Three Windows.

It was the site for popular ceremonies, like the Inti Raymi (the Sun Festivity).

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	Sacred Plaza: The Temple of the Three Windows Tip Rating:

By ThiagoRamos on March 1, 2007

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The Temple of the Three
Windows

by ThiagoRamos, 1 more photos

This is one of the 3 temples located at the Sacred Plaza. Historians believe that it was probably of comparatively lesser importance than the Main Temple.

Like the name suggests it has 3 big trapeze-shaped windows facing the big yard that separates the 2 big architectural groups of Machu Picchu.

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	Sacred Plaza: the only round building:the temple of the sun Tip Rating:

Updated By cbeaujean on May 26, 2003

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sun temple

by cbeaujean

you'll see there the machu picchu finest stonework.inside an altar and a trapezoidal window overlooking the site,called serpent window.....but no snakes at all!
you`ll find holes,used to hang ceremonial gold sun disk?

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Updated By richiecdisc on February 11, 2003

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Inca ingenuity

by richiecdisc

The tower of the sun is Machu Picchu's only round building, a credit to Inca ingenuity.

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	Sacred Plaza: Plaza Mayor en Machu Picchu

By Sininen on February 28, 2004

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Maravilloso plaza

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	Sacred Plaza: Sacred Plaza

Updated By Jim_Eliason on January 25, 2009

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Sacred Plaza

by Jim_Eliason

The Sacred Plaza is like a football sized open field in the center of the ruins.

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