The Enigmatic Tambomachay: The Royal Inca Fountain of Pachacuti | Ancient Architects
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- At the height of it’s power, the Inca Empire stretched across the Andean mountains of South America, and although Cusco was the important capital city from the 13th to 16th centuries, the place where I and many other researchers often focus our attention on, there are so many other sites of interest that should be on your radar.
Many viewers will already be aware of Tambomachay, a large archaeological site with incredible masonry, royal and noble houses, natural springs, and a complex series of aqueducts, canals and waterfalls that run through the terraced rocks.
As well as being amazing artists, architects and builders, the Inca developed an ingenious system of irrigation, showing a clear understanding of water management at numerous sites across the empire. Without this knowledge, the empire would never have grown so large and so powerful so quickly.
Tambomachay is a prime example of this. The area may have served as a military outpost guarding the approach to Cusco. Some think it may have been like a spa resort for the Incan elite or was possibly the site of imperial baths. It could well have been functional but we can’t rule out a possible religious function too, because we know from oral traditions, as well as the attributes of various Inca gods, that water was sacred, and water here was especially important. It was also home to a number of sacred shrines.
Watch this video to learn more about Tambomachay, as well as a brief look at the complex study of Inca architecture, why there are so many conflicting styles and my opinions of the Enigmatic site of Tambomachay - the royal Inca fountain of Pachacuti.
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The Sacred Landscape of the Inca: The Cusco Ceque System By Brian S. Bauer
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And they just happened to use the same exact style of polygonal building as all the other ancients of the world???
If they were so advanced, don't you think they would make the turtle look more realistic or make it look more like a turtle so it's easy to see? Just a thought.
INCA are one of my favorite Civilizations in Civ 5 and Civ 6 and I have always played them with some early game conquests, and often settle cities in places a bit remote from the main empire in good locations where they evolve in mega cities. Good to know I'm playing them the right way.
Another great video!
The top work is much superior also having the false windows like other special places around Cusco leaving me to believe they were built for different purposes at a different time. There is no megalithic stonework or false windows incorporated into the bottom work or any other sights around Cusco where you see the obvious difference in craftsmanship and size of stone. Why would they do all the work for false windows only to do ugly work at the bottom.
The Inca themselves said they didn't build much of what we attribute to them
Brilliant research re: dating, cheers!
Very much enjoying the focus on the Inca with these videos
I sure hope you get to visit it someday!!! (And take us along, when you do!!) 😉 👍
The question of resources being available to perform the work was never in doubt, what is in doubt though is the knowledge to produce polygonal masonry. Until that question is answered no one will be able to address Peruvian history in any meaningful way.
So that you know, great respect and admiration from Spain. Please keep it up. 👍🏽😘
Thank you Matt. Sound was great!
Very interesting to find a polygonal construction on Killke culture foundation . Great job.
Thank you so much for sharing this site with us. I have never seen it before. It is wondrously beautiful.
Looking at the chunk of bedrock in the wall along with the chunk directionally over it on top of the wall it looks like a snake head along with a carved eye. Also the two waterfalls side by side resemble an open snake mouth with fangs.
Thank you for the updates on this site.
There is a section of this wall which appears to be "melted!" Please do an indepth analysis on that section of the wall.
I am sure that, though there's nothing to be done about it, Matt, the experts, most readers and I occasionally moan about the lack of written records. Without written records, so many things can not be explained by anything but, "It could be this, it could be that or even something else. I just don't know!" With Matt, the Hard Headed Sleuth of the Andes, We can rely on getting the facts and an occasional hypothesis, grounded in facts and science; and subject to change as new evidence warrants. Keep up the outstanding work Matt!
Excellent coverage! Thank you guys.