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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Incan citadel → World Heritage Site → archaeological site → cultural heritage site → tourist attraction →
abandoned	16th century →
associatedWith	Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui →
buildingTechnique	ashlar masonry →
builtBy	Inca civilization →
constructedFor	Inca emperor Pachacuti →
constructionStart	15th century →
continent	South America →
country	Peru →
culture	Inca →
distanceFromCusco	about 80 kilometers northwest →
elevation	about 2430 meters above sea level →
functionHypothesis	religious site → royal estate →
hasStructure	Inca trail access points → Intihuatana stone → Room of the Three Windows → Temple of the Sun → agricultural terraces → central plaza → ceremonial platforms → residential sectors →
locatedIn	Andes Mountains → Cusco Region → Machu Picchu District → Peru → 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 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 (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Inca Trail ("Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary") → Temple of the Sun ("Machu Picchu archaeological site") → Temple of the Sun ("sacred sector of Machu Picchu") →	partOf
Cusco Region → Peru →	contains
Room of the Three Windows → Temple of the Sun →	locatedIn
Ollantaytambo archaeological site →	accessPointFor
Inca Trail ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu") →	associatedWith
Hiram Bingham III ("Machu Picchu (to the outside world)") →	discovered
Peru ("Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu") →	hasWorldHeritageSite
Cusco Region ("Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu") →	heritageSite
Temple of the Sun ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu") →	heritageSiteOf
Room of the Three Windows ("Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu") →	heritageSitePartOf
New7Wonders of the World →	includesMonument
Cusco ("Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu tourist circuit") →	isPartOf
Inca Empire →	majorCity
Urubamba River →	nearArchaeologicalSite
Urubamba ("Machu Picchu (via Sacred Valley route)") →	nearbyAttraction
Cyclopean masonry →	notableExampleAt
Aguas Calientes →	servesAsGatewayTo
Inca Trail →	terminus
Inca Empire ("Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu") →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRelated