Date: 15th-16th c.
Current location: North of Cuzco, Peru
Description of work: Overview, Machu Picchu, Peru. photo J.
Nicolais photo 1966. "Machu Picchu citadel was built on a saddle
between the peaks of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu, 2743 m above
sea-level in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba, probably late in the reign
of Inca Pachacutec Yupanqui (reg 1438–71)." - Kendall, Grove Art
Online
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Pre-Columbian South American
Culture: Incan
Materials/Techniques: stone
Source: Society of Architectural Historians, Image Exchange
(http://www.sah.org/imagex.html); Photographer: Nicolais, J.
Resource type: image
File format: JPG
Image size: 389x600 pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit
educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not
permitted. alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightssah.htm
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: 03090f.jpg
Record ID: WB4409
Sub collection: skylines
archaeological sites
hill towns
