Sacsahuaman – A Historic Creation 

Sacsayhuaman which are also known as Saksaq Waman is

considered to be one of the most ancient Inca ruins. They are
located at an elevation of about 3,071 meters from the ground.
Sacsayhuamán is a wall complicated structure that holds an
overloaded amount of mystery and anonymity, located near the
old city of Cusco, Peru.

This enormous fortification has said to be carried out by huge

stone particles each weighing about 300 tons. These stones are
arranged and designed in such a manner that nobody could tell
how they were manufactured, arranged and cited. The
production methods which builders used to construct these
gigantic walls are still a mystifying thought. The techniques that
were assembled were so fine that you cannot even put a single
piece of paper among the wall distances. The accurate and
diligent artwork is exhibited bent corners and turns made by
limestone blocks. It’s varyingly shaped up wall features are still
considered in modern architecture.
The measurements of these Sacsayhuamán wall structures are
about 400 meters in length and 6 meters height. About 6,000
cubic meters volume of stone blocks is supposed to be consumed
during the construction work. The limestone blocks that
comprise the shapes of the walls weigh about 300 tons each
which is quite massive. By these instincts, you can visualize of
the effective transportation people had in such century. Some of
the bigger stones were carried on more than 50 miles across the
mountain ranges. This approves of the vehicles they had to
implement at that time; they were not wheeled for sure.
However, the identification of the chief architect
following Sacsayhuamán still remains conflicted.
 
  
“A good example of Inca stonework at Sacsayhuamán, Peru.
They cut and hauled huge stones to make walls like this, and fit
them together — without mortar! — so tightly that you coudn’t
get a knife-tip or a piece of paper between them. Solid enough
to have survived tremendous earthquakes.”
  
Another interesting construction is
the Muyuqmarca or Muyucmarka, which is a small Inca ruin
consisting of 3 concentric circular walls, all connected with
radial walls located within the Sacsayhuamán archaeological
site.
  
Cusco Sacsayaman Round Tower
  

Sacsayhuamán. Peru

The Spanish, who invaded the region, extracted a large quantity

of rock from the walls of Sacsayhuamán walls to build churches
in Cuzco region. For this reason, the walls are perfect up to a
certain height and then suddenly missing beyond that point. The
relic is famous for extensive underground crisscrossing passages
called Chincanas. These Chincanas also connect the fortress
with other parts of the Inca remnants. Mystery continues to be
unfolded at Sacsayhuamán. In 2008, a temple was discovered in
the premises. The temple dates back to sometime between 900
and 1200 AD.
The mysteries around the construction of Sacsayhuamán have
boosted its claim to fame. The fortress, which could contain
about 5000 people, still has an impressive size and can raise the
eyebrows of some of the most renowned architects of today’s
age. Some of the stone blocks are really huge and as large as a
medium-sized truck! Most importantly, they are still in their
designated place even today! Some of the bigger blocks weigh
over 50 tons and are still tightly stuck together like bits of
puzzles. At times, you cannot but remain wonderstruck at how
the biggest block, weighing over 120 tons, was moved to the site
with precision at that age? What tools did the Incas had in
their possession for cutting these gigantic blocks that
precisely fitted together?
 
  
The Spanish invaders considered themselves superior in military
technology than the Incas. They were shocked at the Incas’
achievement. Some Spanish chroniclers have degraded the Incas
in their chronicles and have written that the fortress had been
built by evil spirits and demons. Some people even today believe
that the structure was not constructed by the Incas. They
believe that extraterrestrials could have arrived in our planet
and built the Sacsayhuaman fortress. Alternatively, they might
have taught the Incas how to build it.
  
Ruins of Sacsayhuamán, a grand ceremonial and shaman burial
site near Cusco. This entrance is double walled, which in Inca
architecture always leads to a temple
  
Stones in Saqsaywaman

However, the specialists after a simple analysis of the structure

and style of construction have come to the conclusion that the
Sacsayhuamán fortress was indeed a construction work of the
Incas. The estimated workforce behind the fortress was
around 20,000 – 30,000 men and the approximate time of
construction was about 60 years.
Inca festival
  
Inca ruins at Saqsaywaman, Cuzco, Peru