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title: Fortification Walls, Sacsayhuaman
author: Xauxa
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16069/fortification-walls-sacsayhuaman/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fortification Walls, Sacsayhuaman
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16069.png)
## Image Caption
A section of the fortification walls of the [Inca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/) [Sacsayhuaman](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sacsayhuaman/) (also Saqsawaman) fortress-[temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) complex of northern [Cusco](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cuzco/), 13th-15th century CE.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacsahuaman_wall3.jpg) by [**Xauxa**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacsahuaman_wall3.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 June 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.