K’alla Q’asa fortress area
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K’alla Q’asa fortress area is a defensive hilltop sector of the Pisac archaeological complex in Peru, known for its strategic location and Inca military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K’alla Q’asa fortress area canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inca archaeological site sector
ⓘ
fortified hilltop area ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Pisac archaeological site main entrance ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Inca people
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca
|
| associatedWith |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Inca causeways ⓘ
surface form:
Inca road network near Pisac
|
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Late Horizon ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | higher than agricultural terraces of Pisac ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive outworks
ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ lookout points ⓘ narrow access paths ⓘ overlook of surrounding valleys ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ stepped terraces used as defensive obstacles ⓘ stone terraces ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military defense
ⓘ
surveillance and control of surrounding territory ⓘ |
| hasView |
Urubamba
ⓘ
surface form:
Urubamba River valley
|
| heritageCulture |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
| knownFor |
Inca military architecture
ⓘ
defensive hilltop position ⓘ strategic control of the Urubamba Valley approaches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ Sacred Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
|
| material |
finely cut stone
ⓘ
local masonry stone ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Quechua ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Pisac
ⓘ
surface form:
Pisac town
Sacred Valley ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pisac archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Pisac archaeological complex
defensive system of Pisac ⓘ tourist circuit of Pisac ⓘ |
| regionType | Andean highlands ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection of approaches to Cusco ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.