Sacred Plaza

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archaeological site feature ceremonial square plaza

The Sacred Plaza is a central ceremonial square in the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu, surrounded by important religious and architectural structures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Sacred Plaza canonical	2
Sacred Plaza complex	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site feature ⓘ ceremonial square ⓘ plaza ⓘ
access	by foot within Machu Picchu complex ⓘ
adjacentTo	Intihuatana sector ⓘ Main Temple ⓘ Temple of the Sun ⓘ Temple of the Three Windows ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch	studied by Andean archaeologists ⓘ
builtBy	Inca Empire ⓘ
constructionMaterial	finely cut stone ⓘ
constructionTechnique	ashlar masonry ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
culture	Inca people ⓘ surface form: Inca civilization
elevation	about 2430 meters above sea level ⓘ
floorSurface	leveled terrace ⓘ
hasFunction	ceremonial center ⓘ religious center ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu ⓘ
includedIn	Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ⓘ
locatedIn	Cusco Region ⓘ Machu Picchu ⓘ Peru ⓘ
management	Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Culture of Peru
orientation	aligned with surrounding temples ⓘ
partOf	Machu Picchu ⓘ surface form: Inca citadel of Machu Picchu urban sector of Machu Picchu ⓘ
period	Late Horizon ⓘ
shape	roughly rectangular ⓘ
significance	central ceremonial space of Machu Picchu ⓘ
surroundedBy	elite architecture ⓘ important religious structures ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	gatherings ⓘ public rituals ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Room of the Three Windows → locatedInArea → Sacred Plaza ⓘ

Room of the Three Windows → overlooks → Sacred Plaza ⓘ

Room of the Three Windows → partOf → Sacred Plaza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacred Plaza complex