Qorikancha

The most sacred temple in the Inca Empire [1] [2]. Its garden contained life-size golden replicas of animals and crops [1] [3]. The complex served as the center of the Inca world, housing temples to Inti, Viracocha, and Quilla [1]. Spanish conquistadors stripped the gold to ransom Atahualpa, and the Dominican order built the Church of Santo Domingo atop the ruins, though the original Inca stonework survived multiple earthquakes [2] [4].