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title: Coricancha Curved Wall
author: Richard Twigg
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3467/coricancha-curved-wall/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Coricancha Curved Wall

_Authored by Richard Twigg_

## Image File

[![Coricancha Curved Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3467.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3467.jpg)

## Image Caption

Part of the surviving [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) from the [Inca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/) sacred precinct of [Coricancha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Coricancha/) at [Cuzco](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cuzco/), 15th century CE. The site was reused for the monastery of Santo Domingo.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Twigg, R. (2015, January 02). Coricancha Curved Wall. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3467/coricancha-curved-wall/>
### Chicago
Twigg, Richard. "Coricancha Curved Wall." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 02, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3467/coricancha-curved-wall/>.
### MLA
Twigg, Richard. "Coricancha Curved Wall." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3467/coricancha-curved-wall/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Richard Twigg**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 January 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, 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.