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Wiraqocha Temple
According to the chroniclers Wiraqocha Temple was built by the Inca Wiraqocha in homage to the Superior Invisible God of Andean people: Apu Kon Titi Wiraqocha. It's a great building for its time,it was completely covered with wooden roof. The central wall is made very well carved stones at the base to a height of about 3 meters. And adobe upwards. That wall now 12 meters tall, but originally it would have had a height of about 16 metres. Its side walls were 1.20 metres thick and probably reached about 3 meeters high. The roof must have be impressive and covering about 2500 m² and with an inclination of 50°, it used to be supported by circular columns whose bases are still preserved.
According to Historians this temple was built by the Inca Wiraqocha in homage to the Superior Invisible God of Andean people: Apu Kon Titi Wiraqocha. It's a great building for it age and was completely covered with wooden roof. The center wall was crafted very well out of carved stones at the base to a height of about 3 meters. That wall is now 12 meters tall but originally would have a been at a height of about 16 meters. Its side walls were 1.20 meters thick and should reach about 3 m high. The roof had to be impressive, covering about 2500 m² and had an inclination of 50 degrees. It used to be supported be a group of circular columns whose bases are still preserved.
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