- As a result, the name changed to Coricancha, with cori meaning golden. ... In exchange for his freedom, his people gave Coricancha’s gold as part of the ransom.
- Coricancha, Cusco'nun fiziksel ve ruhsal kalbiydi - aslında, Cusco'nun seçkin sektörünün kutsal panter anahat haritasının kalbini temsil ediyordu.
- The roof was made of massive beams of wood held up by columns made of stone. The interior of Coricancha was just as impressive as the exterior.
- How to Visit the Coricancha Temple? ... The Coricancha Temple is located within the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo.
- When the Spanish required the Inca to raise a ransom in gold for the life of the leader Atahualpa, most of the gold was collected from Coricancha.
- After taking Cusco, the Spanish demolished most of Coricancha, melting down its gold plating and sculptures to be sent back to Spain.
- 13. yüzyıldan beri varlığını sürdüren Coricancha, İnka İmparatorluğu’nun dini sembollerinden biri olması ve tarihe tanıklık etmesi adına harika bir yapıdır.
- As such, Coricancha’s Temple of the Sun was decorated with an elaborate array of gold artifacts and adornments, which the Incas believed to be Inti’s sweat.
- Coricancha was the ‘center of the center of the universe’.8 Temple of the Sun walls were plated with gold. The site is an example of the Inca’s perfect masonry.