Inca walls

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Inca architecture architectural structure stone masonry

Inca walls are finely crafted stone structures built by the Inca civilization, renowned for their precisely fitted masonry that has withstood centuries of earthquakes and weathering.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Inca masonry	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Inca architecture ⓘ architectural structure ⓘ stone masonry ⓘ
constructionTechnique	ashlar masonry ⓘ dry stone masonry ⓘ polygonal masonry ⓘ
contrastWith	Spanish colonial masonry with mortar ⓘ
culture	Inca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedBy	Inca stonemasons ⓘ
era	pre-Columbian era ⓘ
feature	battered walls ⓘ bossed stone faces ⓘ hidden interior joints ⓘ irregular polygonal blocks ⓘ no mortar between stones ⓘ precisely fitted stones ⓘ seismic resistance ⓘ slightly inclined wall faces ⓘ tightly interlocking joints ⓘ trapezoidal doorways ⓘ trapezoidal niches ⓘ water drainage channels ⓘ
heritageStatus	many examples are part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ
influencedBy	earlier Andean cultures ⓘ
knownFor	durability ⓘ earthquake resistance ⓘ high-precision stone cutting ⓘ lack of binding mortar ⓘ tight stone joints ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ Cusco NERFINISHED ⓘ Machu Picchu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ollantaytambo NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru ⓘ Qorikancha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacsayhuamán NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	andesite ⓘ granite ⓘ limestone ⓘ stone ⓘ
partOf	Inca road system infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ Inca urban planning ⓘ
period	Late Horizon ⓘ
survived	numerous earthquakes in the Andean region ⓘ
usedFor	fortifications ⓘ palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ terraces ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ

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Chinchero District → hasArchaeologicalSite → Inca walls ⓘ

Ahu Vinapu → constructionTechniqueComparedTo → Inca walls ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inca masonry