EU: Ruin, fortress, Cusco, photograph (1980) through time

Cusco 1929–1980 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Cusco, spanning 1929–1980 — 7 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

An Inca niche carved into rock near Cusco, photographed in 1929, part of the extensive stonework left by the Inca Empire in its former capital.

EU: nisch, inka, klippa, ruin, fotografi, photograph (1929) 1929 An Inca niche carved into rock near Cusco, photographed in 1929, part of the extensive stonework left by the Inca Empire in its former capital.

EU: inkafästning, befästning, stenmur, ruin, fotografi, photograph (1929) 1929 The stone walls of an Inca fortification near Cusco, photographed in 1929. The massive polygonal masonry is characteristic of Inca military and ceremonial architecture.

EU: Fortification detail, Inca fortress, Cusco, photograph (1930) 1930 A close view of the stone fortification walls of an Inca fortress near Cusco, Peru, taken in 1930. The image captures the interlocking polygonal masonry for which Inca builders were renowned.

EU: inkafästning, fästning, vy, fotografi, photograph (1931) 1931 A further 1931 view of the Inca fortress complex at Sacsayhuaman, overlooking the city of Cuzco in the Peruvian Andes.

EU: inkafästning, befästning, indianfästning, fotografi, photograph (1931) 1931 The remains of an Inca fortification are shown in this 1931 photograph taken at Cusco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire and a center of stonework construction in the Andes, where such walls survive from before the Spanish conquest.

EU: yttermur colccampata, fotografi, photograph (1934) 1934 A 1934 photograph showing an outer wall at Colcampata, a hillside site above Cusco, Peru, associated with Inca-era stonework. The site overlooks the historic center of the former Inca capital.

EU: fästning, flygbild, vallar, fotografi, photograph (1935) 1935 The Swedish caption terms, translating roughly to 'fortress, aerial photo, ramparts,' suggest this 1935 image shows one of the massive Inca stone fortifications overlooking Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire high in the Peruvian Andes.

EU: Ruin, fortress, Cusco, photograph (1980) 1980 An Inca fortress ruin near Cusco, Peru, photographed in 1980, illustrating the massive interlocking stonework the Inca used in structures built for both defense and ceremony.