The famous royal estate of Machu Picchu Pikchu) is a surviving example of Inca architecture other significant sites include Saksaywaman and Ollantaytambo. The capital of the Inca empire, Cusco, still contains many fine examples of Inca architecture, although many walls of Inca masonry have been incorporated into Spanish Colonial structures. The Incas inherited an architectural legacy from Tiwanaku, founded in the 2nd century BCE in present-day Bolivia. Incan architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America. Its last stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572.

The civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century, and the administrative, political, and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th century Spain suggestive of silver plate.ДЄncient times former ages times long since past.

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge near the city of Cusco it is believed to have been built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438вЂ“1472).

Inca architecture is widely known for its fine masonry, which features precisely cut and shaped stones closely fitted without mortar ('dry').

These include the Temple of the Sun, the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, and the Plaza de Armas.

Because of its antiquity and importance, the center of the city retains many buildings, plazas, and streets from both pre-colonial and colonial times.

In 1535, the Spanish explorer Pizarro sacked much of the Inca city and built a new city over pre-colonial foundations.

The Kingdom of Cuzco was a small city-state of the Inca empire that served as the preeminent center of politics and religion.