Korikancha+temple+By+Emma+Hall

The Korikancha is a four temple empire in Peru. The temples were constructed under Viracocha's rule in about 1200 A.D. These temples were built to worship. Four temples surrounded a central plaza in the Inca Empire. The sun which is called the Inti, the moon called Killa, the Chasca the stars, and the Illapa which is thunder and rainbows. The temples are made out of carved stone and on the lower parts theirs gardens and fountains.

The sun temple is filled with gold. The sun was the major God in the Inca empire and is the most visited to worship. The moon temple is filled with silver, the moon is said to be the sun wife. But half the moon temple was destroyed by the Spanish. Windows letting light into the center of the temple is the thunder and rainbows temple. But also some of the temple got destroyed by the Spanish. Lots of scarifies and festivals took place in the courtyard of the star temples.

The Spanish built a catholic church called the Santo Domigo on top of the Inca temples. That's why the temples of Inca got destroyed by the Spanish. Lots of foundations were destroyed and called pagan by the Spanish. But for the Peruvians religious activity was within the cities. Now the temples are open for people to admire the Inca work and walk threw the ruins.