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Masonry, Machu Picchu.
Masonry, detail. Note precision and the expertness in the cutting of the stones. -
Top view of a room with two rounded corners, Machu Picchu.
Top view of a room with two rounded corners. (Another view of no. 33) -
Top view of a room with two rounded corners, Machu Picchu.
Top view of a room with two rounded corners, which encloses a natural boulder in its original position. This was carved by the indians. Note the view of the Urubamba valley below. -
General view of construction, Machu Picchu.
General view of construction, including a natural boulder at the right, which has been incorporated into the building plan. -
Museum of Natural History. NYC
Nat. Museum -
Construction Panorama, Machu Picchu.
Construction Panorama. Note the gabled masonry ends of the house at top center. -
View of Rockefeller Center
Modern architecture. 5th St. NYC -
Stairway and building, Machu Picchu.
Stairway and building. At the right side is a natural boulder which has been utilized in its original position to form part of the construction plan. -
New York City. 5th Ave.
5th Av. At library -
Stairway, Machu Picchu.
Stairway and construction features. -
David Fredenthal - "Title Unknown"
David Fredenthal -
Wall, Machu Picchu
Wall, detail. Note the manner in which stones are cut and fitted to each other. -
Charles Howard - "Dove Love"
Howard, Chas - 1899. Dove Love. Oil. -
Wall, Machu Picchu
Wall, detail, showing variation in the size of stone blocks used in late Inca constructions. -
George Biddle - "Title Unknown"
Biddle, George 1885 -
View of wall, Machu Picchu.
View of wall; detail. -
Felix Emmanuele Ruvolo - "Title Unknown"
Ruvolo, Felix. Tattooed knight -
The principle temple at Machu Picchu, side view.
The Adoratorio, side view. Note the monolithic stone bases with carved grooves on sides, probably to facilitate handling during construction. Also note the tenon features on smaller blocks in upper part of wall. -
Kurt Leopold Seligmann - "Bridgehead"
Seligmann. Bridgehead -
The principle temple at Machu Picchu
The principle temple (Adoratorio). This building shows particularly fine evenly coursed masonry and the typical Inaic wall niches. -
Abraham Rattner - "Title Unknown"
Abraham Rattner -
Doris Patty Rosenthal - "Title Unknown"
Doris Rosenthal -
Looking upward over a series of agricultural terraces, toward a wall with three windows.
Looking upward over a series of agricultural terraces, toward a wall with three windows. -
Sigmund Menkes - "Peaches"
Menkes (Sigmund). Peaches -
View of general construction and agricultural terraces.
View of general construction and agricultural terraces. -
Looking down a corridor
Looking along a corridor between a stone-faced terrace and a house construction. -
Alexandre Hogue - "Avalanche By Wind, 1944"
Alexander Hogue -
Doorway feature at Machu Picchu.
Doorway feature at Machu Picchu. Note the peaks in the background. -
View of terrace construction.
View of terrace construction. In the far center are modern cultivation patches, on the lower hill slopes. -
Kathleen Blackshear - "Title Unknown"
K. Blackshear -
Nearing the summit of Machu Picchu.
Nearing the summit of Machu Picchu (discovered by Hiram Bingham, July 24, 1911). The overlooking peak of Huayna Picchu is seen in the background on the edge of the Cordillera Vilacabamba, above the Urubamba river. -
Ethel Spears - "Title Unknown"
Ethel Spears -
Urubamba Valley, approaching Machu Picchu.
Urubamba Valley, approaching Machu Picchu. Note Tropical vegetation. -
Kurt Leopold Seligmann - "Title Unknown"
Seligmann