Cuzco Church through time

Cusco Cathedral 1997 Cusco Cathedral, built over more than a century starting in 1559 on the site of an Inca palace, is pictured in 1997. The cathedral sits on the city's main square and was constructed partly from stones taken from nearby Inca structures.

Cuzco Church 2004 A church in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2004. The city's colonial churches were frequently built atop the foundations of Inca temples and palaces following the Spanish conquest of the 1530s.

Compañía de Jesus Décembre 2007 - Vue de Côté 2007 A side view of the Church of La Compañía de Jesús on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, taken in December 2007. The Jesuit church was rebuilt in Baroque style after the 1650 earthquake, on the foundations of a former Inca palace.

The Plaza de Armas of Cusco 2008 The Plaza de Armas, the main square of Cusco, Peru, pictured in 2008. Historically the ceremonial center of the Inca capital, the plaza is today bordered by colonial-era churches and arcades.

Cusco - pohled z pevnosti Sacsayhuaman 2008 Cusco, the former Inca capital in Peru, viewed from the nearby fortress of Sacsayhuaman in 2008.

Cusco 2008 Photographed in 2008, this image shows Cusco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire, set high in the Andes.

Cusco 2008 Another 2008 photograph capturing a view of Cusco, the historic Inca capital in the highlands of southern Peru.

Cusco, Plaza de Armas 2008 Cusco's Plaza de Armas, seen in 2008, is the former Inca ceremonial center that became the heart of the Spanish colonial city, ringed by arcaded buildings and churches built over Inca foundations.

Cuzco, Centre Historique 2011 The historic center of Cusco, Peru, in 2011. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco's old town combines Inca stonework with colonial Spanish architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Igreja Companhia de Jesus 2011 The Church of the Society of Jesus on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, Peru, photographed in 2011. Built by the Jesuits atop the foundations of an Inca palace, it is one of the city's landmark colonial churches.

Cidade de Cusco, Plaza de Armas 2011 The Plaza de Armas of Cusco, Peru, former ceremonial center of the Inca Empire, is pictured again in this 2011 photograph showing its colonial-era arcades and churches.

Peru - Cusco 009 - Iglesia de la Compañia de Jesús 2012 The Jesuit church of La Compania de Jesus faces Cusco's main plaza, its ornate stone facade a landmark of colonial Peruvian architecture. The church was built over the ruins of an Inca palace, photographed here in 2012.

Peru - Cusco 010 - Plaza de Armas statue 2012 A statue in Cusco's Plaza de Armas appears in this 2012 photograph; the square sits at the historic heart of the former Inca capital in the Peruvian Andes.

Plaza de Armas em Cusco 2012 The Plaza de Armas in Cusco, once the ceremonial center of the Inca empire, is now framed by colonial-era arcades and churches. This photograph dates from 2012.

Cusco 2012 A view of Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2012. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, the city retains Inca stonework beneath its colonial Spanish buildings.

Plaza de Armas - Cusco 2012 Cusco's Plaza de Armas served as the ceremonial heart of the Inca Empire before Spanish colonizers built arcaded buildings and churches around it. This photograph of the square dates to 2012.

Pachacuti statue in Plaza de Armas 2012 A statue of the Inca ruler Pachacuti in Cusco's Plaza de Armas, Peru, photographed in 2012. Pachacuti is credited with transforming Cusco from a small settlement into the capital of the expanding Inca Empire.

Cuzco Plaza de Armas Fountain 2013 A fountain stands in Cusco's Plaza de Armas, the main square of the former Inca capital, still framed by colonial arcades and two large churches.

Cusco Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus 2013 The Church of La Compania de Jesus in Cusco, Peru, was built by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century on the site of a former Inca palace, and its facade remains one of the city's most recognized examples of colonial Baroque architecture. This photograph is from 2013.

Katedralo de Kusko kaj la placo de Armas 2014 Cusco Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas, photographed in 2014. Built by Spanish colonizers beginning in the 16th century atop the foundations of an Inca palace, the cathedral anchors the city's main square.

016 Flags over Cathedral Cusco Peru 2014 Flags flying in front of Cusco Cathedral on the city's Plaza de Armas, photographed in 2014. The cathedral was constructed over more than a century starting in the mid-1500s on the site of an earlier Inca structure.

Katedralo de Kusko 01 2014 Cusco Cathedral dominates the city's Plaza de Armas, built over more than a century starting in the 1550s on the site of an Inca palace.

Katedralo de Kusko 02 2014 A further view of Cusco Cathedral, raised in part with stone taken from the nearby Inca site of Sacsayhuaman and completed after nearly a century of construction.

Portal de Comercio (Kusko) 01 2014 The Portal de Comercio, a colonnaded arcade on Cusco's main square, is shown in this 2014 photograph. Cusco served as the capital of the Inca Empire before becoming a major city of Spanish colonial Peru.

Katedralo de Kusko 03 2014 The Cathedral of Cusco, Peru, built in the 16th and 17th centuries on the site of a former Inca palace, partly using stones taken from nearby Inca structures. Photographed in 2014.

Preĝejo Compañía de Jesus (Kusko) 01 2014 The Jesuit church of La Compania de Jesus faces Cusco's Plaza de Armas in Peru, built atop the former palace of the Inca ruler Huayna Capac. Photographed in 2014.

Preĝejo Compañía de Jesus (Kusko) 02 2014 Another view of the church of La Compania de Jesus on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, rebuilt in Baroque style after earthquake damage in the mid-17th century. Photographed in 2014.

Portalo de Confituría 2014 The Portal de Confiteria, a colonnaded arcade along Cusco's central Plaza de Armas in Peru, photographed in 2014.

00 1566 Cusco - Plaza de Armas 2015 The Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2015. Once the ceremonial center of the Inca capital, known as Huacaypata, the square is now bordered by colonial arcades and the city's cathedral.

00 1563 Cosco - Compania de Jesus 2015 The Church of La Compania de Jesus on the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2015. The Jesuit church was built between the 16th and 17th centuries on the former site of an Inca royal palace.

Centro Histórico, Cusco, Peru 2015 The historic center of Cusco, photographed in 2015, shows the former Inca imperial capital where Spanish colonial buildings were raised atop Inca stone foundations after the conquest. The old town remains a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Centro Histórico, Cusco, Peru 2015 The historic center of Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2015. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco's old town blends Inca stonework with Spanish colonial buildings and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.

Plaza mayor del cusco 2016 The main square, Plaza Mayor, of Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2016. Once the ceremonial center of the Inca Empire, the plaza is today ringed by colonial-era arcades and churches built atop Inca stone foundations.

INCA PACHACUTEC 2016 A statue of the Inca ruler Pachacútec in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2016; Pachacútec is credited with expanding the Inca state into an empire during the 15th century.

Plaza de Armas, Cusco Perú 2017 Cusco's Plaza de Armas occupies the site of the Inca ceremonial center once known as Huacaypata, later rebuilt by Spanish colonists with arcaded buildings and churches around its perimeter. This 2017 photograph shows the square at the heart of the former Inca capital.

Plaza de Armas, Cusco Perú. En el día 2017 Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, photographed by day in 2017. Once the ceremonial heart of the Inca capital, the square is now bordered by colonial arcades and churches, at the center of a historic district recognized by UNESCO.

Altstadt Cusco Peru 69 2018 Cusco's old town, laid out in part on the foundations of the former Inca capital, combines colonial-era buildings with Andean stonework and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This street view dates from 2018.

En el ajetreo diario, la Catedral del Cusco se alza majestuosamente junto a la pileta de la plaza, iluminada por los cálidos tonos del atardecer 2022 Cusco Cathedral rising above the fountain in the city's main plaza at dusk, photographed in 2022. Built over roughly a century starting in 1560 on the site of an earlier Inca palace, the cathedral overlooks the Plaza de Armas at the heart of the former Inca capital.

Plaza Regocijo, Cusco 2022 Plaza Regocijo in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2022. One of the city's historic colonial-era squares, it lies close to the main Plaza de Armas in the heart of Cusco's UNESCO-listed old town.

Pachacuti statue fountain 2022 A fountain featuring a statue of Pachacuti in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2022. Pachacuti was the ninth Sapa Inca, credited with transforming the Inca state into a vast empire through conquest and reorganization in the fifteenth century.

Calle Espaderos, Cusco 2022 Calle Espaderos is a street in central Cusco near the Plaza de Armas, part of the colonial-era street grid laid out over the Inca capital's original urban plan. Photographed in 2022.

Paraninfo Universitario, Plaza de armas Cusco 01 2023 The Paraninfo Universitario on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, a historic hall tied to the city's former Jesuit college and now used by the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad, photographed in 2023.

Plaza de Armas del Cuzco 2023 Cusco's Plaza de Armas, known to the Inca as Huacaypata and today ringed by colonial arcades and the city's cathedral, photographed in 2023 in this former capital of the Inca Empire.

Capilla de San Ignacio de Loyola, Plaza de Armas Cusco 01 2023 The Chapel of San Ignacio de Loyola sits on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, part of the complex of colonial churches built after the Spanish conquest of the Inca capital.

Fiestas patrias Cusco 2023 005 2023 Another scene from Cusco's Fiestas Patrias festivities in 2023, marking Peru's independence from Spain, one of the country's most widely observed public holidays.

Paraninfo Universitario, Plaza de armas Cusco 03 2023 The Paraninfo Universitario, a ceremonial hall of Cusco's national university, occupies a former colonial building on the Plaza de Armas once linked to the Jesuit Compañía de Jesús complex.

Templo del Santísimo sacramento, Plaza de armas Cusco 01 2023 The Temple of the Holy Sacrament stands among the colonial churches surrounding Cusco's Plaza de Armas, the former ceremonial center of the Inca Empire.

Pileta Plaza de Armas Cusco 03 2023 The fountain in Cusco's Plaza de Armas, pictured in 2023. The square has served as the city's central gathering place since Inca times and is now ringed by colonial arcades and churches.

Calle del Medio N.º 109 - Núcleo Histórico 2023 Another view of the historic Calle del Medio in Cusco, 2023, within the colonial-era núcleo histórico built over Inca stonework, a hallmark of the city's blended Inca and Spanish heritage.

Inca statue at Plaza de Armas de Cusco 2023 A statue of an Inca ruler stands in Cusco's Plaza de Armas, the city's main square and once the ceremonial heart of the Inca Empire before Spanish colonization.

Cusco 2023 Cusco, high in the Peruvian Andes, was once the capital of the Inca Empire and today blends Inca stonework with Spanish colonial architecture. Known to the Incas as the 'navel of the universe,' the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the traditional gateway to Machu Picchu.

Calle del Medio N° 109, Núcleo Histórico (fachada 1) 2023 A facade on Calle del Medio in Cusco's historic center, photographed in 2023. The street lies within the core of the former Inca capital, where colonial buildings were frequently raised on Inca stone foundations.

Capilla de San Ignacio de Loyola, Plaza de Armas Cusco 02 2023 The Chapel of San Ignacio de Loyola, part of the former Jesuit complex on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, is shown in this 2023 photograph of the city's historic center, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.

Paraninfo Universitario, Plaza de armas Cusco 02 2023 The Paraninfo Universitario, a historic hall on Cusco's Plaza de Armas built within the former Jesuit college complex and now used by the city's national university, is pictured in this 2023 photograph.

Templo de la compañía de Jesús, Plaza de armas Cusco 02 2023 The Church of the Society of Jesus, known as La Compañía de Jesús, faces the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru. Built by Jesuit missionaries on the foundations of an Inca palace, its ornate baroque facade remains a landmark of the historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Calle del Medio N° 109, Núcleo Histórico (fachada 2) 2023 A facade at Calle del Medio No. 109 sits within Cusco's historic core in this 2023 photograph. Like much of the district, once the capital of the Inca Empire, its colonial masonry rests on older stone foundations.

Templo de la compañía de Jesús, Plaza de armas Cusco 03 2023 The Jesuit church of La Compañía de Jesús rises on Cusco's Plaza de Armas in this 2023 view. It was built on the site of the palace of the Inca ruler Huayna Capac, and its baroque facade has long rivaled the neighboring cathedral for prominence on the square.

Templo de la Sagrada Familia, Plaza de Armas Cusco 01 2023 Adjacent to Cusco's cathedral on the Plaza de Armas stands the Sagrada Familia chapel, seen here in 2023. Together with the Triunfo chapel on the opposite side, it forms part of the cathedral complex at the heart of the former Inca capital.

Templo del Santísimo sacramento, Plaza de armas Cusco 02 2023 The chapel of the Santísimo Sacramento adjoins Cusco's cathedral on the Plaza de Armas in this 2023 photograph, part of the religious complex at the heart of the former Inca capital's main square.

Pileta Plaza de Armas Cusco 01 2023 A fountain stands at the center of Cusco's Plaza de Armas in this 2023 photograph, the main square of a city that once served as the capital of the Inca Empire.

Traffic in Cusco 2025 Street traffic in Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage city, photographed in 2025.