Machu Picchu

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Incan citadel World Heritage Site archaeological site cultural heritage site tourist attraction

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains, renowned as one of the most iconic archaeological sites and tourist destinations in the world.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Machu Picchu canonical 33
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu 5
Machu Picchu archaeological site 3

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Incan citadel ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandoned 16th century ⓘ
associatedWith Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ
surface form: Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
buildingTechnique ashlar masonry ⓘ
builtBy Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Inca civilization
constructedFor Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ
constructionStart 15th century ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form: Inca
distanceFromCusco about 80 kilometers northwest ⓘ
elevation about 2430 meters above sea level ⓘ
functionHypothesis religious site ⓘ
royal estate ⓘ
hasStructure Inca trail access points ⓘ
Temple of the Sun ⓘ
surface form: Intihuatana stone

Room of the Three Windows ⓘ
Temple of the Sun ⓘ
agricultural terraces ⓘ
central plaza ⓘ
ceremonial platforms ⓘ
residential sectors ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes Mountains

Cusco Region ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ
surface form: Machu Picchu District

Peru ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ
surface form: Urubamba Province
locatedOn ridge between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains ⓘ
mainAccessRoute Inca Trail ⓘ
railway to Aguas Calientes followed by bus ⓘ
material dry-stone walls ⓘ
nearbyTown Aguas Calientes ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Cusco ⓘ
NewSevenWondersOfTheWorldSince 2007 ⓘ
overlooks Urubamba River ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the New Seven Wonders of the World ⓘ
rediscoveredBy Hiram Bingham ⓘ
rediscoveryDate 1911 ⓘ
region Sacred Valley ⓘ
surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
timeZone Peru Time ⓘ
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−05:00 ⓘ
tourism one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world ⓘ
touristArrivalsPerYear over one million visitors in many years ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(ix) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1983 ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

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

Peru → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Peru → hasWorldHeritageSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Inca Empire → majorCity → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca Empire → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRelated → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Cusco → isPartOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu tourist circuit
New7Wonders of the World → includesMonument → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Cyclopean masonry → notableExampleAt → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Cusco Region → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Cusco Region → heritageSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Urubamba River → nearArchaeologicalSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Ollantaytambo archaeological site → accessPointFor → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Hiram Bingham → discovered → Machu Picchu ⓘ
subject surface form: Hiram Bingham III
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu (to the outside world)
Temple of the Sun → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Temple of the Sun → partOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu archaeological site
Temple of the Sun → heritageSiteOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu
Temple of the Sun → partOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: sacred sector of Machu Picchu
Room of the Three Windows → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Room of the Three Windows → heritageSitePartOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Inca Trail → terminus → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca Trail → partOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary
Inca Trail → associatedWith → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu
Aguas Calientes → servesAsGatewayTo → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Urubamba town → nearbyAttraction → Machu Picchu ⓘ
subject surface form: Urubamba
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu (via Sacred Valley route)
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport → servesTourismDestination → Machu Picchu ⓘ
southeastern Peru → hasTouristDestination → Machu Picchu ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Peru
southeastern Peru → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
subject surface form: Southeastern Peru
this entity surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Southern Peru → hasTouristAttraction → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Vilcabamba → relatedTo → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Santha Faiia → hasPhotographed → Machu Picchu ⓘ
modern Peru → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Choquequirao → connectedTo → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu (culturally and architecturally)
Inca terraces → notableExampleAt → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca plazas → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Urubamba → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Lost City of the Incas → mainSubject → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Lost City of the Incas → setInLocation → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Late Horizon → hasKeySite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Sacred Plaza → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Sacred Plaza → partOf → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inca citadel of Machu Picchu
Inca architecture → notableSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Dead Woman’s Pass → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Wiñay Wayna → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Late Horizon period → notableSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Machu Picchu station → serves → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu archaeological site
Machu Picchu station → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca people → ceremonialCenter → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Machu Picchu District → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Machu Picchu District → hasTourismAttraction → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu archaeological site
Machu Picchu District → hasPrimaryAccessPointTo → Machu Picchu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Machu Picchu citadel
Machu Picchu District → hasWorldFamousSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ