Coricancha

The Coricancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in , Peru, which was the capital of the empire.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: sun temple
  • Also known as: “Intikancha”, “Intiwasi”, and “Qoricancha”
  • Address: Santo Domingo, 08000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco and Plazoleta Santo Domingo.

Church
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY 2.5.
The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo is a 17th-century colonial monastery in the historic centre of , . It was built on the foundations of the pre-Hispanic Inca temple of Coricancha, originally constructed under Inka Pachacutec.

Square
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is a square.

Church
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The Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of , in and houses the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cusco. is situated 530 metres northwest of Coricancha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuzco and Poroy.

Photo: S23678, CC BY 3.0.
or Cusco, in the , is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of 's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to , the , and other Inca sites in the region.

Town
Photo: Istas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 8 km west of Coricancha.

Coricancha

Latitude
-13.52026° or 13° 31′ 13″ south
Longitude
-71.97514° or 71° 58′ 31″ west
Open location code
57RCF2HF+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 803941090
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q817594
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Coricancha” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կորիկանչա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Korikança məbədi”
  • Catalan: “Coricancha”
  • Catalan: “Koricancha”
  • Catalan: “Qoricancha”
  • Catalan: “Temple del sol Inca”
  • Catalan: “Temple del sol”
  • Catalan: “Temples del sol inques”
  • Catalan: “Temples del sol”
  • Chinese: “太阳神殿”
  • Chinese: “太陽神殿”
  • Chinese: “科里坎查”
  • Croatian: “Coricancha”
  • Dutch: “Coricancha”
  • Esperanto: “Korikanĉa”
  • French: “Coricancha”
  • French: “Qorikancha”
  • French: “temple du Soleil”
  • French: “Temple du Soleil”
  • Georgian: “კორიკანჩა”
  • German: “Coricancha”
  • German: “Qorikancha”
  • German: “Qurikancha”
  • Hebrew: “קוריקנצ’ה”
  • Hungarian: “Coricancha”
  • Hungarian: “Korikancsa”
  • Italian: “Coricancha”
  • Italian: “Il giardino d’oro”
  • Japanese: “太陽神殿”
  • Korean: “코리칸차”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qurikancha”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Coricancha”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Koricancha”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qurikancha”
  • Norwegian: “Qurikancha”
  • Polish: “Coricancha”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Słońca w Cuzco”
  • Portuguese: “Coricancha”
  • Portuguese: “Corincancha”
  • Portuguese: “Templo do Sol”
  • Quechua: “Inti Kancha”
  • Quechua: “Qurikancha”
  • Russian: “Кориканча”
  • Serbian: “Korikanča”
  • Serbian: “Кориканча”
  • Slovak: “Coricancha”
  • Spanish: “Coricancha”
  • Spanish: “Qorikancha”
  • Spanish: “Quri Kancha”
  • Spanish: “Quri Qancha”
  • Spanish: “Qurikancha”
  • Swedish: “Coricancha”
  • Swedish: “Qoricancha”
  • Turkish: “Coricancha”
  • Turkish: “Coricancho”
  • Turkish: “Korikancha”
  • Ukrainian: “Коріканча”
  • Vietnamese: “Coricancha”

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