viernes, 1 de febrero de 2008

More temples

The Temple ot the Three Windows
The sun would enter through the windows and illuminte the altar to mark important events of the year.


The Temple of the Seven Windows, dedicated to the Pleiads. These stars were sacred for the Inkas.

"Aclla Wasi", the house of the Sacred Virgins. Inkas would choose young, beautiful women and dedicate them to the Creator God, Wirakocha. However, the Inka emperor, being the Son of the Sun, could enter and stay in the Vergin's home, and choose any of them as wife or concubine.

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