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Koricancha,
(Quechua language, gold enclosure)
It was the main Inca temple in
Cusco
City, the Temple of Inti (the supreme
god-the sun), it is a masterpiece of the
Inca
architecture, built in blocks of carved
granite and smelted gold in the junctures
of the blocks. Inside the temple existed
a garden in which the trees, birds, animals,
etc. were represented in gold. Also
called The Sun Temple |