EU: Festungsmauer von Saksahuaman bei Cuzco (1930) through time

Cusco 1930–1980 6 photos of this spot

6 photographs taken at the same spot in Cusco, spanning 1930–1980 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Figures stand beside a wall of Sacsayhuaman, the Inca fortress overlooking Cusco, in this 1930 photograph. The site is known for its massive, precisely interlocked stone blocks, some weighing many tons.

EU: Fortress wall of Saksahuaman near Cuzco, with figures (1930) 1930 Figures stand beside a wall of Sacsayhuaman, the Inca fortress overlooking Cusco, in this 1930 photograph. The site is known for its massive, precisely interlocked stone blocks, some weighing many tons.

EU: Fortress Sacsahuaman, wide view of walls (1930) 1930 A wide view of the walls of Sacsayhuaman above Cusco, photographed in 1930. Built by the Inca using enormous interlocking stones without mortar, the fortress remains one of the most studied examples of Inca engineering.

EU: Festungsmauer von Saksahuaman bei Cuzco (1930) 1930 The massive stone wall of Sacsayhuaman, the Inca fortress overlooking Cuzco, is pictured in this 1930 photograph. Its zigzagging terraces are built from boulders fitted together without mortar, some weighing many tons.

EU: fästning, ruin, fotografi, photograph (1980) [116037] 1980 Another 1980 view of Sacsayhuaman above Cusco. The site's huge, precisely interlocked stone blocks remain one of the best-known examples of Inca engineering and draw visitors to the hills overlooking the city.

EU: Sacsayhuaman with Cusco in background, photograph (1980) 1980 The zigzagging walls of Sacsayhuaman rise above Cusco in this 1980 photograph, with the city spread across the valley below. The Inca fortress, built from enormous interlocking stone blocks, overlooks the former imperial capital from the north.

EU: Sacsayhuaman ruins, photograph (1980) 1980 The ruins of Sacsayhuaman above Cusco, recorded as photograph 4405D, showing the massive interlocking stones of the fortress's outer walls.