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Machu Picchu - 15: Principal Temple
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THE PRINCIPAL TEMPLE
Next up is the Principal Temple, a three-sided edifice with huge and cleverly
constructed foundations. Called the Principal Temple because of its size, it has
a mini-temple adjoining which Bingham named the Sacristy as it seemed a likely
place for a priest to have collected himself before worship. At the western end
of the temple is a kite-shaped stone embedded in the ground pointing south and
said to symbolise the Southern Cross. Look out for the 32-angled stone in the
door jamb on the left.
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