Saqsawaman, Jagged Walls, 1989. The huge 1000-foot-long zigzag walls of Saqsawaman present a defensive posture, but they probably relate to religious symbolism rather than military prowess. In the 15th century AD, an Inca emperor ordered his architects to build the complex, and more than 20,000 men labored for decades, often hauling massive stones weighing up to 100 tons from quarries miles away. Two towers, one round and one rectangular (all destroyed), overlooked the wide esplanade of the complex, which may have served as a “House of the Sun” as well as an armory.
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