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Temple of the Three Windows

Machu Picchu, Peru
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Ranked #8 of 15 attractions in Machu Picchu
Type: Ancient Ruins, Historic Sites
Owner description: Located west of the main square, this sacred temple is known for its huge walls and three trapezoidal-shaped windows through which the sun's rays... more » Owner description: Located west of the main square, this sacred temple is known for its huge walls and three trapezoidal-shaped windows through which the sun's rays would pass illuminating the "Sacred Plaza" beyond. « less
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Sydney
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

Just to be standing up was an amazing experience. I still wonder how the ancient Incas made that place using only stone.

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Omaha, Nebraska
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2012

Located in the royal sector, the buildings in this district are particularly large with massive rocks weighing as much as three tons, characteristic of imperial Inca architecture. The Temple of Three Windows are a part of the Sacred Plaza. It is believed that the three windows framing the distant mountains - previously five in total - represented the three mythological... More

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Wroclaw
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59 reviews 59 reviews
28 attraction reviews
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171 helpful votes 171 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2012

It's one of the highlights of Machu Picchu so how could you miss it? It is one of the best preserved temple there

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Union, New Jersey
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2012

Absolutely fascinating, to look down from Machu Picchu into the world below was astounding. This piece of architecture was especially important to the Incas and I would recommend this to anyone. Machu Picchu has to be my favorite place on earth

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Lima, Peru
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132 helpful votes 132 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2012

You have to visit this area as part of your walk through out the whole of MP. It gives you peace to be in this room, and the view is magnificent

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Ipswich, Australia
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2012

It was peaceful just to observe the windows and try to imagine the people who would have lived there, and what they would have been seeing and thinking when they looked out of or into those windows hundreds of years ago.

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Ghent, Belgium
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27 reviews 27 reviews
11 attraction reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 July 2012

Not a lot to tell about, just part of the ruins of MP. A must see!

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Fort Wayne, Indiana
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33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2012

The coolest part of this area of Machu Picchu is the Inca builders used many large stones around this area where in the rest of Machu Picchu there are a lot of "smaller" rocks. Cool part of an AMAZING place.

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Sao Paulo, SP
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31 reviews 31 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

Nothing special about it. If like any other construction on the Inca city of Machu Picchu but it has 3 identical windows. It looks nice. Bacal

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Colorado
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012

Part of the MP site - so worth seeing and learning about all.

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