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The Main Temple in Machu Picchu is made up of three stone walls in the shape of a ‘U’, a structure called ‘huayrana’. In the central part there is a platform where, according to researchers, the most important religious ceremonies in the citadel were held. At the top there is a set of niches, seven in the central part and five on the side walls, where gold and silver objects were placed. For this reason, this construction is also called the ‘Main Temple’.

It is located in the heart of the religious sector, right in front of the so-called ‘Sacred Plaza’. Just a few steps away is the Temple of the Three Windows, another building made with finely carved stone blocks. All these structures had their central axis in the Main Temple, where the most important ceremonies and social events in the citadel were held. Currently, due to the passage of time and seismic movements, the temple is damaged on one of its edges.

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