The Seven Wonders of the World
Is the lost city. The city of Machu Picchu is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, a city built by the Inca people in the 15th century AD, meaning the name of this city in Arabic (the lost city), and here in this article we will take some information about it.
- The city lies between two mountains of the Andes, 120 km from Corneco, about 2223 meters above sea level, and all parts of the city are covered with dense forests. Below the city is the Oulu Panba river, and the Uruppamba River is nearby.
When they were discovered
This city was found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American citizen, and this city was accidentally discovered by Heram's research trip to the ruins of the Incas, which were destroyed by the Spanish. The city was hidden behind dense trees and forests and its entrance was locked by an earthquake A long time ago, this explorer found the walls of the city and its carefully built houses, and from then on the city of Machu Picchu began to appear to the world.
They said about this city
- Some historians believe that this city was only a place to offer offerings to the gods, where they found many bodies of women in this city, and in the old Inca thought that women are the daughters of the sun and they offered them as herds where they worshiped.
- This city was built by its people and surrounded by dense forests so that the Spanish did not occupy it, they did not talk about the city very much.
- There are some rumors that the city was built by the space objects for the beauty and beauty of building and building any building tools, and other rumors that the sun god is the one who built the city, but there is no logic to these rumors this city and its buildings show only the intelligence of the Inca people and their genius.
The sights are located
There are many tourist attractions of Machu Picchu and we will mention some of them here.
Mountain of the Hopana
It is one of the ancient mountains of the city, where there are a number of ancient monuments of the Inca people, you can reach the mountain by winding road in the city, you can climb on the mountain and see the most beautiful scenery and the most beautiful of it, you can also see the river Vlicanota.
Temple of the Moon
It is a temple located at the bottom of the Hupana Mountains, and there is a very large cave and this cave was made of white granite, and is called this name relative to the moon, which spreads its light all over the cave. The temple contains a number of statues and sculptures that the people of the Incas In her worship.
Temple of the Sun
It is a circular building, one of the largest buildings in Machu Picchu. You can go to it by means of a large trench in the city. It is named because the sun illuminates the building from all directions. It is one of the finest buildings of the Incas.
The buildings of the city of Machu Picchu
The buildings of the city were built by the ancient Anki man, and the beauty of these buildings can not be believed to have been built by human beings without the need for engineering tools. This shows the genius and nobility of this great people. The buildings were built in a modern and modern style. In the city:
- The streets are very small and in a very orderly order.
- Palaces, temples, gardens and many irrigation canals and bathing pools.