Ollantaytambo archaeological site

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Inca archaeological site ancient town archaeological site fortress

The Ollantaytambo archaeological site is a well-preserved Inca town and fortress in Peru, renowned for its impressive terraced ruins, finely crafted stonework, and role as a strategic stronghold during the Spanish conquest.

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Surface form Occurrences
Ollantaytambo 4
Inca archaeological sites 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca archaeological site ⓘ
ancient town ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
accessPointFor Machu Picchu ⓘ
architecturalStyle Inca architecture ⓘ
builtBy Inca Empire ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Inca
elevation approximately 2,800 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasPart Temple Hill ⓘ
Temple of the Sun ⓘ
agricultural terraces ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
residential sectors ⓘ
stairways ⓘ
storehouses ⓘ
water channels ⓘ
heritage Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Inca civilization
historicalEvent Inca resistance against Spanish forces ⓘ
knownFor finely crafted stonework ⓘ
impressive agricultural terraces ⓘ
megalithic temple structures ⓘ
role in resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ
strategic military position ⓘ
well-preserved Inca urban layout ⓘ
locatedIn Cusco Region ⓘ
Ollantaytambo archaeological site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ollantaytambo

Peru ⓘ
Urubamba Province ⓘ
material finely cut stone blocks ⓘ
partOf Sacred Valley ⓘ
surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
preservationStatus well-preserved Inca town layout ⓘ
region Andes ⓘ
strategicRole controlled access to the Sacred Valley ⓘ
protected approaches to Machu Picchu region ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
Late Horizon ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Peru ⓘ
urbanPlanning orthogonal street grid ⓘ
stone-built housing blocks ⓘ
usedAs administrative center ⓘ
agricultural center ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
royal estate ⓘ
waterManagement sophisticated canal system ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Cusco Region → contains → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ollantaytambo
Sacred Valley → contains → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
Inca Trail → knownFor → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca archaeological sites
Ollantaytambo archaeological site → locatedIn → Ollantaytambo archaeological site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ollantaytambo
Urubamba River → nearArchaeologicalSite → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
Chinchero archaeological site → nearbyAttraction → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ollantaytambo
Urubamba town → nearbyAttraction → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
subject surface form: Urubamba
Urubamba River → passesNear → Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ollantaytambo