Coricancha’s curved exterior wall uses tightly fitted pink and grey granite blocks, with a vitrified layer described on the interior surface. Its trapezoidal doorways belong to a wider Inca masonry tradition. The video argues that the blockwork employed seismic engineering and presents exact angles, small stress-relief stones and a golden-altar star map as evidence; the cited sources do not establish those detailed claims. After conquest, the temple was stripped of gold and Santo Domingo convent was built over its remains. ⚒️🗿
Coricancha's curved granite wall has a vitrified interior surface
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- The curved exterior wall is made of tightly fitted pink and grey granite blocks; vitrification is described on the interior surface, not as proof that the joints themselves were fused.
- Trapezoidal doorways are a recognized feature of Inca architecture. The video's exact 86° and 90° measurements and its Ollantaytambo comparison are not verified by the supplied results.
- The video describes convex faces, knobs, L-shaped cornerstones and small inserted stones, and argues that the masonry employed seismic or stress-relief engineering. The proposed links with Easter Island, Egypt and Osaka Castle are the video's interpretation, not established findings.
- The video interprets a golden altar as a constellation map with Inca mythological associations; the supplied results do not substantiate that reading.
- After the Spanish conquest, the temple's gold was removed and the Dominican Convent of Santo Domingo was built over its remains.
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Even so, there are some examples of curved walls on Inca buildings, such as at Coricancha, Ingapirca, and Machu Picchu's Temple of the Sun. Two ...
The Coricancha: Part 4 - AndrewCKatenandrewckaten.blogspot.com
(Above) The Coricancha contains numerous trapezoidal doorways, niches, and windows. ... Note the distinctive curved wall on the bottom-left. ( ...
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Coricanchaen.wikipedia.org
The outer wall of the temple is made up of blocks of pink and grey granite stone, the interior surface of which showing signs of a vitrified layer that allowed ...
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