Kusko (Peruo) through time

Ernst W. Middendorf Kusko 1885 This 1885 photograph of Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire high in the Peruvian Andes, is associated with the German scholar Ernst W. Middendorf, who traveled through Peru documenting its geography and Andean culture during this period.

Historical panorama of Cuzco in the (Part 1) 1900 Part one of a panoramic view of Cuzco taken around 1900, capturing the Andean city that was the historic capital of the Inca Empire before becoming a Spanish colonial center.

Historical panorama of Cuzco in the (Part 2) 1900 The second half of the same panorama continues the sweep across Cuzco's rooftops and surrounding hills, as photographed around 1900, complementing the first plate of the pair.

N° 340. Cuzco. Vista general 1900 Numbered 340 in its original series, this general view of Cuzco dates to around 1900, showing the city's colonial-era rooftops set against the surrounding Andes.

N° 351. Cuzco, Restos del Templo del Sól 1900 This plate, numbered 351, documents the remains of the Temple of the Sun (Qorikancha) in Cuzco around 1900, the Inca sun temple on which the Spanish later built the Convent of Santo Domingo.

N° 363. Cúzco, Mercado 1900 Numbered 363, this photograph shows a market in Cuzco around 1900, a scene of daily commerce in the former Inca capital high in the Peruvian Andes.

Templo de la Compañía de Jesús del Cusco 1905 The Jesuit church of La Compañía de Jesús in Cusco, photographed in 1905. The Baroque church was built atop the foundations of an Inca palace.

Cuzco from Sacsahumann; UAV (O229) Cuzco from Sacsahumann 1905 Cusco is seen from the heights of Sacsayhuaman in this 1905 photograph, showing the Peruvian city laid out in the valley below the Inca fortress.

(CCC No. 4, 1925) - Vista de la Plaza, Cuzco, tomada del techo de la Universidad 1925 Taken from the roof of the university in 1925, this photograph offers a view over the main plaza of Cuzco, once the ceremonial center of the Inca capital and still the heart of the city today.

EU: Festung Sacsahuaman, near Cusco (1930) 1930 Sacsayhuaman, the Inca fortress complex overlooking Cusco, Peru, is shown here in 1930, its massive interlocking stone walls a legacy of Inca engineering on the hills above the former imperial capital.

Fonds Achille Dassonville (1890-1967) - Pérou - Cuzco - Couvent de Santo Domingo (MédiHAL 5172570) 1940 The Convent of Santo Domingo in Cusco, Peru, built atop the Inca temple of Qorikancha, is captured in this 1940 photograph from the Achille Dassonville collection.

Fonds Achille Dassonville (1890-1967) - Pérou - Cuzco - Vue de l'église de la Compagnie depuis la place (MédiHAL 5172341) 1940 Taken from the main square in 1940, this photograph looks toward the Church of La Compania de Jesus in Cusco, one of the city's landmark colonial churches built on Inca foundations.

EU: Street in northern Cusco, photograph (1980) 1980 A street in Cusco's northern quarter, numbered 4408D in this photographic series, where the stonework at street level still reflects the city's Inca-era layout.

Cusco 2004 A view of Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire high in the Peruvian Andes, in 2004.

Cusco 2004 A view of Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2004. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, the city retains a core of colonial architecture built over Inca stonework and remains the gateway to the nearby ruins of Machu Picchu.

Cusco Cathedral 2005 Cusco's cathedral stands on the city's main square, built by Spanish colonizers over the site of an Inca palace using stone quarried from nearby Inca structures. The 2005 photograph shows the church that has anchored the former Inca capital's historic centre for centuries.

Catedral de Cusco - Plaza de Armas - Julio 2007 Taken in July 2007, this photograph shows the Cathedral of Cusco on the city's Plaza de Armas in Peru, built on the site of an earlier Inca palace in the former capital of the Inca Empire.

Cathédrale de Cusco Décembre 2007 This photograph, taken in December 2007, shows another view of Cusco Cathedral on the Plaza de Armas in Peru, the colonial-era church at the heart of the former Inca capital.

Compañía de Jesus Décembre 2007 - Vue de Face 2007 The Jesuit church of La Compania de Jesus on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, photographed in December 2007.

La Catedral, en Plaza de Armas en el Cuzco 2007 Cusco Cathedral, on the Plaza de Armas, photographed in 2007. Built over more than a century starting in the sixteenth century on the site of an Inca palace, the cathedral blends Spanish colonial and local Andean craftsmanship.

Iglesia La Compañía, Cuzco 2007 The Church of La Compania in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2007. Built by the Jesuit order on the site of an Inca palace, the church's baroque facade was completed in the 17th century after an earlier structure was damaged by earthquake.

La Catedral, en Plaza de Armas del Cuzco 2007 Cusco's cathedral facing the Plaza de Armas, the city's main square in Peru's former Inca capital, photographed in 2007. Construction began in the 16th century on the site of an earlier Inca palace, and the building combines Renaissance and Baroque elements.

Desde La Catedral en la Plaza de Armas del Cuzco 2007 A view from the cathedral across Cusco's Plaza de Armas in 2007. The square, laid out on the site of an important Inca ceremonial plaza, remains the historic center of the former Inca capital.

La Catedral, en Plaza de Armas del Cuzco 2007 The main facade of Cusco's cathedral on the Plaza de Armas, in a 2007 photograph. The cathedral was built using stone quarried from the Inca site of Sacsayhuamán and took more than a century to complete.

18 - Cuzco - Août 2008 A street scene in Cusco, Peru, photographed in August 2008. Cusco served as the capital of the Inca Empire before the Spanish conquest.

Cusco - La Compaňia 2008 La Compañía de Jesús, a Jesuit church on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, was built in the 17th century atop the palace of the Inca ruler Huayna Capac. This photograph dates from 2008.

Cusco - La Compaňia 2008 The Church of La Compañía de Jesús on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, in a 2008 photograph. Built by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century atop the site of a former Inca palace, the church is noted for its ornately carved stone facade.

Cusco - katedrála - La Compaňia de Jesus, Plaza de Armas 2008 A view across Cusco's Plaza de Armas toward the Church of La Compañía de Jesús, photographed in 2008. Along with the city's cathedral, the church is one of two dominant colonial-era buildings framing the square.

19 - Cusco - Août 2008 Taken in Cusco in August 2008, this photograph shows the former Inca capital, whose historic streets still follow the outline laid out before the Spanish conquest of the 1530s.

Plaza de Armas, from the Jesuit church 2009 Taken in 2009 from the Jesuit church, this photograph looks over the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire.

Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus 2009 This 2009 photograph shows the Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, one of the principal colonial-era churches on Cusco's main square in Peru.

La Catedral de Cusco 2011 The Cathedral of Cusco, Peru, in 2011. Built over more than a century starting in the 16th century on the site of an earlier Inca structure, it faces the city's main square, the Plaza de Armas.

Cusco at night 2011 Cusco, Peru, illuminated at night in 2011. The former capital of the Inca Empire sits high in the Andes and retains a colonial-era core built atop Inca foundations.

Plaza di Armas in central Cuzco, Peru 2011 The Plaza de Armas in central Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2011. Once the ceremonial heart of the Inca Empire, the square is now lined with colonial-era churches and arcades within the UNESCO-listed historic city.

Cusco Iglesia Compañía de Jesús 2011 The Church of La Compañía de Jesús on the main square of Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2011. Built by the Jesuits in the 17th century, the Baroque church remains one of the city's landmark buildings.

Plaza di Armas in central Cuzco, Peru 2011 Cusco's Plaza de Armas, once the ceremonial center of the Inca Empire, is now lined with colonial-era arcades and churches built atop older Inca foundations. This photograph was taken in 2011.

Cuzco, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 2011 Cusco's cathedral, dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and built over more than a century starting in the 1560s on the site of an Inca palace, is shown in this 2011 photograph.

Plaza de Armada Cusco 2011 The Plaza de Armas in Cusco, the city's historic main square, flanked by the Cusco Cathedral and built over what was once the ceremonial heart of the Inca capital.

Peru - Cusco 033 - night glow of the plaza 2012 The Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, illuminated at night, photographed in 2012.

Plaza de Armas, Cusco - Peru 2012 Cusco's Plaza de Armas, the central square of the former Inca capital, photographed by day in 2012.

Peru - Cusco 165 - dome of the Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesus 2012 The dome of the Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, a Jesuit church on Cusco's main square built atop earlier Inca foundations, is pictured in this 2012 photograph.

Kapelo de Loreto 2014 The Capilla de Loreto in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2014. The chapel stands beside the Jesuit Church of La Compañía on Cusco's Plaza de Armas, in the historic center of the former Inca capital.

Strato Loreto (Kusko) 03 2014 Calle Loreto in Cusco is one of the city's narrow stone streets, its walls incorporating original Inca masonry beneath later colonial-era construction, in a city that served as the capital of the Inca Empire before the Spanish conquest.

Kusko (Peruo) 2014 A street scene in Cusco, once the capital of the Inca Empire and now a UNESCO World Heritage city in the Peruvian Andes, captured in 2014. Cusco's old town blends Inca stonework with Spanish colonial buildings.

Preĝejo la Triumfo, la katedralo en Kusko 2014 The chapel of El Triunfo, adjoining Cusco's cathedral in Peru, regarded as one of the first Christian churches built in the city after the Spanish conquest. Photographed in 2014.

Preĝejo la Triumfo, la katedralo en Kusko 01 2014 The Iglesia del Triunfo, the oldest Catholic church in Cusco, Peru, stands beside the city's cathedral, built in the sixteenth century following the Spanish conquest of the former Inca capital.

Centro Histórico, Cusco, Peru 2015 A view of Cusco's historic center, Peru, photographed in 2015, where colonial-era buildings sit atop the stone foundations of the former Inca capital, a city UNESCO recognizes for this layered architectural heritage.

Saturday late afternoon at Cusco 2015 A late Saturday afternoon in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2015, showing the city that once served as the capital of the Inca Empire before becoming a center of Spanish colonial rule in the Andes.

Centro Histórico, Cusco, Peru 2015 The historic center of Cusco combines Inca stone foundations with Spanish colonial buildings constructed atop them, a legacy of the city's role as the former capital of the Inca Empire before its conquest in the sixteenth century.

Iglesia de la compañía de Jesús en Cusco 2015 The Church of La Compania de Jesus on the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, built by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century atop the site of an Inca palace. Photographed in 2015.

Plaza de Armas, Universidad, portal de la compañía y portal de confituras, Cusco, Peru 2015 Cusco's Plaza de Armas in Peru, showing the university building, the portal of La Compania church, and the Portal de Confiteria arcade lining the square. Photographed in 2015.

IGLESIA CATOLICA DEL CUSCO 2016 A Catholic church facing Cusco's Plaza de Armas appears in this 2016 photograph. Cusco, once capital of the Inca Empire, is known for colonial churches built atop Inca stone foundations.

Cusco 2017 A scene from Cusco, Peru, in 2017. The city's historic core, built partly atop Inca stonework, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for its blend of pre-Columbian and Spanish colonial architecture.

Actual catedraĺ del Cusco, Plaza de armas 2017 Cusco's cathedral on the Plaza de Armas is shown in this 2017 photograph. Built over the 16th and 17th centuries atop an earlier Inca palace foundation, it anchors the main square of the former Inca capital, now a UNESCO World Heritage city.

Cusco 2017 A street scene in Cusco, Peru, captured in 2017. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, the city's core still follows its original Inca urban layout beneath later Spanish colonial buildings.

Altstadt Cusco Peru 66 2018 The old town of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage city in the Peruvian Andes. Photographed in 2018.

Altstadt Cusco Peru 72 2018 A view of Cusco's old town, the former capital of the Inca Empire. The historic center blends Inca stone foundations with Spanish colonial buildings erected after the conquest, and is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Altstadt Cusco Peru 68 2018 This 2018 photograph shows a street in Cusco's old town, the former capital of the Inca Empire, whose colonial-era buildings were largely raised on Inca stone foundations after the Spanish conquest.

Peru, Cusco, Plaza de Armas, view from Cathedral 2019 Cusco's Plaza de Armas, seen from the cathedral, photographed on October 8, 2019; the plaza was the ceremonial center of the former Inca capital.

Cusco, Peru 2019 A scene from Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire and now a UNESCO World Heritage city in the Peruvian Andes, photographed on October 11, 2019.

Enkasiga kamiono en Kusko 2020 A truck navigating a narrow street in Cusco, photographed in 2020. Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire, sits at over 3,400 meters in the Peruvian Andes.

Pordego en Capilla de Loreto (Kusko) 2020 The gateway of the Capilla de Loreto in Cusco, pictured in 2020. The small colonial-era chapel stands beside the Jesuit church facing the city's main plaza.

Calle Loreto, Cusco 2022 Calle Loreto in Cusco follows the line of an Inca-era passage between two former palace compounds, its lower walls built from finely fitted stone blocks that predate the Spanish conquest. Photographed in 2022.

Plaza de Armas de Cusco 2023 The Plaza de Armas has long been the central square of Cusco, Peru, once the capital of the Inca Empire and now surrounded by colonial-era churches and arcades; photographed in 2023.

Catedral del Cusco 05 2023 Cusco Cathedral overlooks the city's Plaza de Armas from a site once occupied by an Inca palace. Construction of the Baroque-Renaissance basilica began in the 16th century using stone taken from nearby Inca structures. Photographed in 2023.

Fiestas patrias Cusco 2023 003 2023 Crowds gather in Cusco for Fiestas Patrias, Peru's annual Independence Day celebrations held each July to mark the country's 1821 declaration of independence from Spain.

Calle Loreto N° 125 (fachada), núcleo histórico 2023 The facade at Calle Loreto 125 sits along one of Cusco's oldest streets, a narrow passage flanked by Inca stone walls once part of the Acllahuasi, the house of the chosen women, in the historic center of the former Inca capital.