Temple+Hill

= Temple Hill = Temple Hill is located in a town in the mountains of Peru Ollantaytambo and is also known as the fortress. Ollantaytambo is known for it’s large terraces, military area at the top, common starting point for the Inca trail, and temple site. I couldn’t find out who planned the build of Temple Hill, but the people that built it were engineers from the Inca empire. The reason they built the fortress is because they were fighting the Spaniards and needed a place to retreat to and it also provided a great vantage point on the attacking troops. The time that this fortress was built in was the 15th century.

Now I will give a little information on the history of the fortress. Before it looked as it does today it was a battleground where the spaniards fought the people of the Inca Empire during the Spanish Invasion. The person that made Temple Hill his last stronghold was named Manco Yupanqui and was the leader of the Inca resistance. During the battles between the spaniards and the Inca empire the fortress took a lot of damage and was lost to the spaniards. But later on in the15th century Inca Pachacutec conquered and began to rebuild the fortress and took shape of what you would see there today.

The things that you’ll be able to still see today are terraces, a military area, and ancient stone carved pieces. two of the most famous stone carved pieces located there today is the Sun Temple and Wall of the Six Monoliths. The sun temple was just like a calendar that also marked the summer solstice and the winter solstice. Some other pieces that are located in the temple site include the following Enclosure of the Ten Niches, Princess Bath, and two store houses. The reason that I included the store houses even though it is in ruins is because in the stone if you look closely there is a face carved into the stone, and the face is of Wiracocha, who the Incas believed was the creator of all things. That is my article based on my research on Temple Hill.

By: Kian Kennedy