More than 500 years ago, most buildings in Machu Picchu had steep thatched roofs, but the Temple of the Sun stood open to the sky. This open-air space was designed for observation and is believed to have served as an astronomical observatory, though the exact methods used by the Inca remain a mystery. At its centre lies a large engraved boulder, which was likely used to track the sun as it passed through the temple’s precisely aligned windows. Watch Incas: The Rise and Fall, Sundays at 8pm, on N
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More than 500 years ago, most buildings in Machu Picchu had steep thatched roofs, but the Temple of the Sun stood open to the sky. This open-air space was designed for
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