Machu Picchu

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Incan citadel World Heritage Site archaeological site cultural heritage site tourist attraction

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains, renowned as one of the most iconic archaeological sites and tourist destinations in the world.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Machu Picchu canonical 33
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu 5
Machu Picchu archaeological site 3

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Incan citadel ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
abandoned 16th century ⓘ
associatedWith Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui ⓘ
linked to: Inca emperor Pachacuti
buildingTechnique ashlar masonry ⓘ
builtBy Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire
constructedFor Inca emperor Pachacuti ⓘ
constructionStart 15th century ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Inca ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire
distanceFromCusco about 80 kilometers northwest ⓘ
elevation about 2430 meters above sea level ⓘ
functionHypothesis religious site ⓘ
royal estate ⓘ
hasStructure Inca trail access points ⓘ
Intihuatana stone ⓘ
linked to: Temple of the Sun

Room of the Three Windows ⓘ
Temple of the Sun ⓘ
agricultural terraces ⓘ
central plaza ⓘ
ceremonial platforms ⓘ
residential sectors ⓘ
locatedIn Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

Cusco Region ⓘ
Machu Picchu District ⓘ
linked to: Cusco Region

Peru ⓘ
Urubamba Province ⓘ
linked to: Cusco Region
locatedOn ridge between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains ⓘ
mainAccessRoute Inca Trail ⓘ
railway to Aguas Calientes followed by bus ⓘ
material dry-stone walls ⓘ
nearbyTown Aguas Calientes ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Cusco ⓘ
NewSevenWondersOfTheWorldSince 2007 ⓘ
overlooks Urubamba River ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the New Seven Wonders of the World ⓘ
rediscoveredBy Hiram Bingham ⓘ
rediscoveryDate 1911 ⓘ
region Sacred Valley of the Incas ⓘ
linked to: Sacred Valley
timeZone Peru Time ⓘ
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−05:00 ⓘ
tourism one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world ⓘ
touristArrivalsPerYear over one million visitors in many years ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(ix) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1983 ⓘ

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Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peru → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Peru → hasWorldHeritageSite → Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Inca Empire → majorCity → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca Empire → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRelated → Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Cusco → isPartOf → Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu tourist circuit ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
New7Wonders of the World → includesMonument → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Cyclopean masonry → notableExampleAt → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Cusco Region → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Cusco Region → heritageSite → Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Urubamba River → nearArchaeologicalSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Ollantaytambo archaeological site → accessPointFor → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Hiram Bingham III → discovered → Machu Picchu (to the outside world) ⓘ
subject linked to: Hiram Bingham
linked to: Machu Picchu
Temple of the Sun → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Temple of the Sun → partOf → Machu Picchu archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Temple of the Sun → heritageSiteOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Temple of the Sun → partOf → sacred sector of Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Room of the Three Windows → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Room of the Three Windows → heritageSitePartOf → Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Inca Trail → terminus → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca Trail → partOf → Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Inca Trail → associatedWith → UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Aguas Calientes → servesAsGatewayTo → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Urubamba → nearbyAttraction → Machu Picchu (via Sacred Valley route) ⓘ
subject linked to: Urubamba town
linked to: Machu Picchu
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport → servesTourismDestination → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Southeastern Peru → hasTouristDestination → Machu Picchu ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Peru
Southeastern Peru → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu ⓘ
subject linked to: southeastern Peru
linked to: Machu Picchu
Southern Peru → hasTouristAttraction → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Vilcabamba → relatedTo → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Santha Faiia → hasPhotographed → Machu Picchu ⓘ
modern Peru → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Choquequirao → connectedTo → Machu Picchu (culturally and architecturally) ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Inca terraces → notableExampleAt → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca plazas → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Urubamba → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Lost City of the Incas → mainSubject → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Lost City of the Incas → setInLocation → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Late Horizon → hasKeySite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Sacred Plaza → locatedIn → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Sacred Plaza → partOf → Inca citadel of Machu Picchu ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Inca architecture → notableSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Dead Woman’s Pass → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Wiñay Wayna → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Late Horizon period → notableSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Machu Picchu station → serves → Machu Picchu archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu station → locatedNear → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Inca people → ceremonialCenter → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Machu Picchu District → contains → Machu Picchu ⓘ
Machu Picchu District → hasTourismAttraction → Machu Picchu archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu District → hasPrimaryAccessPointTo → Machu Picchu citadel ⓘ
linked to: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu District → hasWorldFamousSite → Machu Picchu ⓘ