Sacred Plaza and principal temple megalithic architecture

Sacred Plaza and principal temple megalithic architecture. The principal temple had walls 12 ft high with exquisitely made niches Blocks in the lower course weighed from 10 to 15 tons each One stone had 32 angles, compared to the famous 14-angle stone in Cusco

The principal temple had 12 ft walls with exquisite niches. One stone block had 32 angles - surpassing even the famous twelve-angled stone in Cusco. Weighing 10-15 tons each, the blocks outmatched Egyptian stonemasonry on a 1:1 scale. Every staircase served a practical purpose.

Key Facts

• The principal temple had walls 12 ft high with exquisitely made niches
• Blocks in the lower course weighed from 10 to 15 tons each
• One stone had 32 angles, compared to the famous 14-angle stone in Cusco
• The city was intentionally designed to appear emerging from the earth itself
• The construction outmatched most Egyptian stonemasonry on a 1:1 scale
• No symbolic staircases were found, unlike sites around Cusco and Tiwanaku
• Every staircase served a practical function
• The city's natural fortifications included a narrow razor-edge footpath 1,500 ft above a cliff

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Source: The First Explorers of Machu Picchu: Megalithic City in the Clouds by Luke Caverns