Cusco Cathedral through time

Cusco 1868–2024 28 photos of this spot

28 photographs taken at the same spot in Cusco, spanning 1868–2024 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A large crowd gathers before the twin-towered Cusco Cathedral in this 1868 photograph, its richly carved Baroque facade dominating the plaza where two men stand apart from the seated onlookers.

Catedral de la Ciudad del Cuzco 1868 A large crowd gathers before the twin-towered Cusco Cathedral in this 1868 photograph, its richly carved Baroque facade dominating the plaza where two men stand apart from the seated onlookers.

Panorama of Cusco, Peru 2003 A panoramic view of Cusco, Peru, taken in 2003. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, the city's historic center still shows Inca stonework beneath its Spanish colonial architecture.

Cuzco Wikivoyage banner 3 2003 This 2003 photograph presents a view of Cuzco, the former capital of the Inca Empire high in the Peruvian Andes. Spanish colonial buildings still rest on Inca stone foundations throughout its historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Cuzco Décembre 2007 - Balcons 2007 Balconies overlooking a street in Cusco, Peru, photographed in December 2007.

Banderas del Cusco e Peru- Iglesia Compañía de Jesús - Julio 2007 The flags of Peru and the city of Cusco flying before the Church of La Compañía de Jesús on the Plaza de Armas, photographed in July 2007. The church's Baroque facade is one of the square's defining landmarks.

Plaza de Armas con Flores - Julio 2007 Flowers decorate Cuzco's Plaza de Armas in this photograph from July 2007. Known to the Inca as Huacaypata, the square remains the ceremonial and social heart of the city, framed by colonial arcades and churches.

Cusco 2008 This 2008 photograph shows a view of Cusco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage city known for its blend of Inca and Spanish colonial architecture. The city sits high in the Andes at over 3,300 meters elevation.

Cusco, Peru 2009 A view of Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2009. Once the capital of the Inca Empire, the city's Spanish colonial buildings were built directly atop Inca stone foundations still visible throughout the historic center.

Vista Iglesia San Cristóbal 2009 The Church of San Cristobal, overlooking Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2009. Built on a hill above the city in the colonial period, it offers wide views over Cusco's historic center.

Compañía de Jesus, Cusco, Peru 2011 The Church of La Compañía de Jesús on the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2011. Built by the Jesuits in the seventeenth century atop the foundations of an Inca palace, it is noted for its Baroque facade.

Plaza de Armas , Cusco, Peru 2011 The Plaza de Armas of Cusco, Peru, once the ceremonial center of the Inca Empire and later rebuilt by the Spanish around colonial churches and arcades, is shown in this 2011 photograph.

Plaza de Armas de Cusco, Peru ^1 2011 Another 2011 view of Cusco's Plaza de Armas captures the former Inca capital's main square, framed by colonial arcades built over Inca foundations.

Cusco Cathedral 2012 The Cathedral of Cusco, Peru, on the city's Plaza de Armas, photographed in 2012. Built by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries atop the site of an Inca palace, it is one of the city's major colonial landmarks.

Peru - Cusco 077 - La Merced rising over Plaza de Armas 2012 The bell tower of the La Merced church rises above Cusco's Plaza de Armas in this 2012 photograph. Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire before Spanish colonization, and much of its colonial-era architecture was raised atop earlier Inca foundations.

Cusco main square 2013 Cusco's main square, framed by colonial arcades built over the ruins of the former Inca capital, photographed in 2013.

Portal de Carnes - Cusco - Peru - KFC at night 2013 A nighttime view of the Portal de Carnes arcade in Cusco's historic center, photographed in 2013. Cusco, once the capital of the Inca Empire, is known for its blend of Inca stonework and Spanish colonial buildings.

Placo de Armas (Kusko) 03 2014 The Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru, photographed in 2014. Once the ceremonial center of the Inca Empire, the square is now framed by colonial-era buildings including the city's cathedral.

Catedral del Cusco 01 2023 Cusco Cathedral was built between the 16th and 17th centuries on the site of an Inca palace, using stones taken from nearby Inca structures. This photograph shows the cathedral in 2023.

Fuente Colegio San Francisco de Borja 01 2023 A fountain outside the Colegio San Francisco de Borja in Cusco, a colonial-era school built to educate the sons of native nobility, near the city's historic Plaza de Armas.

Catedral del Cusco 02 2023 Cusco Cathedral, photographed in 2023. Built over roughly a century beginning in the 1550s atop Inca foundations, it dominates the main square of the former Inca capital.

Sitio arqueológico Waka Sapantiana, Distrito de Cusco 03 2023 The Inca archaeological site known as the Sapantiana huaca in the Cusco district, photographed in 2023. Numerous such sacred sites survive within and around the former Inca capital.

Sitio arqueológico Waka Sapantiana, Distrito de Cusco 08 2023 Another view of the Sapantiana huaca in Cusco, 2023, one of several Inca-era sacred sites scattered through the city, many built with the carved stone and water channels typical of Inca religious sites.

Fachada Colegio San Borja, Cusco 02 2023 The facade of Colegio San Borja, a historic school in central Cusco, reflects the colonial-era architecture that characterizes much of the former Inca capital's urban core.

Templo de la Sagrada Familia, Plaza de Armas Cusco 05 2023 The Church of the Sagrada Familia stands beside Cusco's Cathedral on the city's Plaza de Armas, the central square once known as Huacaypata in Inca times. Photographed in 2023.

Calle Suecia, Centro histórico Cusco 04 2023 Calle Suecia runs through Cusco's historic center just off the Plaza de Armas, captured here in 2023. As in much of the old city, its buildings mix colonial stonework with Inca-era walls beneath.

Catedral del Cusco 04 2023 The Cathedral of Cusco, built over more than a century starting in 1560 on the Plaza de Armas, stands on the site of a former Inca palace in Peru's onetime Inca capital. Photographed in 2023.

Sitio arqueológico Waka Sapantiana, Distrito de Cusco 05 2023 The Sapantiana archaeological site in Cusco preserves Inca-era stonework within the modern city. This 2023 photograph documents part of the remaining structure.

Áreas naturales del Parque de Saqsaywaman 001 2024 Open ground within Sacsayhuaman park above Cusco surrounds the massive Inca stone terraces the site is best known for, an area that today also serves as parkland overlooking the city.