PALACE OF INCA ROCA (Stone of 12 angles)

Hatunrumiyoc

PALACE OF INCA ROCA(Stone of 12 angles) 
Archaeological Remains Hatunrumiyoc (Stone of 12 angles) .- It is a wall built with stone type "green diorite", located outside the palace attributed to Inca Roca. The wall is admirable for its polygonal architecture, whose front covers almost the whole street Hatunrumiyoc.It is characterized by the center of the stone wall of twelve angles is located, famous for the perfect assembly of its corners and sides with the other stones.This wall has overlays colonial and republican wall, and now part of the Archbishop's Palace - Museum of Art. (Location: Street Hatunrumiyoc s / n, 2 blks from the Plaza de Armas.).Hatunrumiyoc is known because it is the famous "stone of twelve angles". The palace was located on the corner of the streets Hatunrumiyoc and hardware, which is currently occupied by the Archbishop's Palace and colonial art museum open to the public.Here, the architects had to build a platform to level the ground as he begins to sharpen their slope to San Blas. A job worth seeing as they have recovered the east and south walls of the platform thanks to the cleanup.Although most hardware front is lost, there is still a perimeter of 190 meters circling the platform, it exhibits the ability of the carvers of the empire and its particular aesthetic.The retaining wall is a formidable ensemble shows the polygonal stones; that solely the Incas used to build retaining walls. We may also note that in the south wall, the polygonal assembly is not structural but a veneer that covers a coarse wall that makes bra.

The Stone of Twelve Angles

On the street Hatunrumiyoc can see an old Inca wall that was part of the palace of Inca Roca. This wall is an admirable example of Inca in polish and placed stones. In this structure stands the "Stone of Twelve Angles", famous for the perfect work and assembly of its corners.