Temple of the Sun

E60000

Inca temple archaeological site feature

The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of the Sun canonical	5
Intihuatana pyramid complex	1
Intihuatana stone	1
Principal Temple (Machu Picchu)	1
Sun Temple at Machu Picchu	1
Temple of the Sun (Pachacámac)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Inca temple ⓘ archaeological site feature ⓘ
accessedFrom	royal residence area of Machu Picchu ⓘ
altitudeApprox	about 2,430 meters above sea level ⓘ
architecturalForm	semi-circular temple ⓘ
associatedDeity	Inti ⓘ surface form: sun god Inti
associatedStructure	Royal Tomb (cave beneath the temple) ⓘ
associatedWith	summer solstice observations ⓘ winter solstice observations ⓘ
associatedWithRuler	Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ surface form: Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (attributed)
builtAbove	natural rock cave ⓘ
civilization	Inca Empire ⓘ surface form: Inca civilization
constructionTechnique	ashlar masonry ⓘ
culture	Inca Empire ⓘ surface form: Inca culture
currentCondition	ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Inti ⓘ
estimatedConstructionCentury	15th century ⓘ
functionHypothesis	elite ceremonial space ⓘ solar observatory ⓘ
governedBy	Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Temple of the Sun ⓘ surface form: Sun Temple at Machu Picchu Torreón ⓘ
hasFeature	alignment with solstices ⓘ curved outer wall ⓘ niches in the walls ⓘ stone altar or ceremonial rock ⓘ trapezoidal windows ⓘ
hasViewOf	surrounding Andean mountains ⓘ
heritageSiteOf	Machu Picchu ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu
locatedIn	Machu Picchu ⓘ
locatedInCountry	Peru ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Chinchero District ⓘ surface form: Machupicchu District
locatedInProvince	Urubamba Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Cusco Region ⓘ
locatedOn	ridge between Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu ⓘ
material	finely cut stone ⓘ
openTo	tourists ⓘ
orientation	toward the rising sun ⓘ
overlooks	main urban sector of Machu Picchu ⓘ
partOf	Machu Picchu ⓘ surface form: Machu Picchu archaeological site Machu Picchu ⓘ surface form: sacred sector of Machu Picchu
religion	Inca religion ⓘ
timePeriod	Late Horizon period ⓘ
touristAttraction	major point of interest at Machu Picchu ⓘ
usedFor	astronomical observations ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ solar worship ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Machu Picchu → hasStructure → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intihuatana stone

Ollantaytambo archaeological site → hasPart → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

Temple of the Sun → hasAlternativeName → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sun Temple at Machu Picchu

Room of the Three Windows → adjacentTo → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intihuatana pyramid complex

Room of the Three Windows → adjacentTo → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Principal Temple (Machu Picchu)

Pachacámac → hasTemple → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of the Sun (Pachacámac)

Qorikancha → alternativeName → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

Group of the Cross → hasPart → Temple of the Sun ⓘ

Sacred Plaza → adjacentTo → Temple of the Sun ⓘ