Qorikancha
Museum Gallery
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Santo Domingo s/n, Cusco 08000, Peru
+51 84 249176
Did You Know?
Golden
Temple of the Sun God
Qorikancha, meaning "Golden Place" in Quechua, was the most important temple dedicated to the Inca Sun God Inti. It was adorned with gold, including a large solid golden disc studded with precious stones.
Destroyed
Spanish Conquest
The Spanish conquistadors destroyed Qorikancha, plundering its riches and replacing the Inca temple with the Convent of Santo Domingo. Only a curved outer wall and partial ruins of the inner temple remain.
Garden
Sacred Garden
The temple was surrounded by a Sacred Garden, described by Spanish chroniclers as having golden plants with leaves of beaten gold, stems of silver, solid gold corn-cobs, and 20 life-size llamas and their herders all in solid gold.
