{"id":4179,"date":"2016-07-18T12:29:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T11:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2016-07-23T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T10:02:09","slug":"2015-05-31-machu-picchu-the-temple-district-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=4179","title":{"rendered":"2015-05-31: Machu Picchu: The Temple District (3\/5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/h1>\n
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Overview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: The house of the High Priest, the Principal Temple, the Temple of the 3 Windows surrounding the Sacred Plaza and the Inti Watana Stone on top of the Hill in the Back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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House of the High Priest<\/b><\/h2>\n

Across from the Principal Temple, there is the house of the high priest. You might have already guessed it – it could not be established if one or several priests actually lived here. It also borders the sacred plaza, and unlike the 2 other temples, it has 4 complete walls. I apparently just snapped a couple of\u00a0 picture of it — which I find hard to believe.<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu: Sacred Plaza and around it, the Temple of the High Priest (front), Temple of the 3 Windows (right), and Principal Temple (on left in the back). Picture was taken from the quarry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Quarry (in the mist in the back) and House of the High Priest (on the left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0The Temple of three Windows<\/b><\/h2>\n

The building is bordering the sacred plaza and\u00a0 named for the 3 trapezoidal windows.\u00a0 Nothing is known about it function. One source claims that it contained large amounts of broken pottery maybe ritually smashed. The masonry is of high quality and\u00a0 is\u00a0 certainly the work of\u00a0 masters in their field.<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu: Temple of the 3 Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Neat Stone Wall of the Temple of the 3 Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Temple of the 3 Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Temple of the 3 Windows from a Distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Principal Temple<\/h2>\n

Also adjacent to the sacred plaza, there is a building named the principal temple. Time as taking its toll, and the walls show some major displacements due to ground settling. A mini-temple is adjoining it which Bingham named sacristy.<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu: Cracked Wall of Principal Temple and Intihuatana in the Background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Temple Wall being Cleaned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Crumbled Wall of Sacred House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Sacristy just behind Principal Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Terraces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Intihuatana<\/b><\/h2>\n

Climbing up the hill from the sacred plaza, one can find a processed stone. It purpose is unknown. Bingham named him “Initwatana” which literally means “tie up the sun” in Quechua. It might have served as an astronomical instrument, even though recent research suggests that it was not suitable to be used as a sundial.<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu: A\u00a0 House leading up to the Inti Watana Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Machu Picchu: The Inti Watana Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Inti Watana Stone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Central Plaza<\/b><\/h2>\n

A large green plaza separates the functional buildings from the residential and industrial area.<\/p>\n

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Machu Picchu: Huyana Picchu and City Buildings of the Residential and Industrial Complex surrounding Central Plaza.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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