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Convent of Santo Domingo and Coricancha

Convent of Santo Domingo and Coricancha

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Location: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru

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Björn

April 21, 2021

The baroque monastery of Santo Domingo was built on the remains of the sun temple of the Incas (Coricancha). Parts of the original masonry can still be seen today.
The monastery has now been converted into a museum. Numerous exhibits of the Incas are exhibited. The culture of the Incas such as annual planners etc are explained very well here. You can also find art by current local artists or school classes here.

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Peter Franken

April 21, 2024

Old Inca site and current monastery.
Very well preserved and maintained. We were there with a guide and learned a lot about the history of this place.

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Andi

April 27, 2024

Juan Pizarro, brother of Francisco, donated this land with the Inca temple to the congregation. He had received the land as part of the land distribution in October 1534. The congregation was founded that same year and was the first Dominican monastery in the territory that later became Peru. Construction of the first monastery building was completed in 1610.
The first prior of the Santo Domingo Convent was Brother Juan de Olías. He occupied it with a group of Dominican missionaries from Mexico. The monastery collapsed completely during the severe damage caused by the Cusco earthquake on May 12, 1650.

In 1680, construction of the current monastery began, financially supported by patrons Diego López de Zúñiga and Antonio de Allende. The architects were Martín Gonzales de los Lagos, Sebastián Martínez and Pedro de Mesa. Part of the choir was built by Francisco Domínguez de Arellano. The monastery (or convent) was completed with the addition of the baroque bell tower in the early 18th century.
The 1950 earthquake severely damaged the bell tower and the apse chapel. These were quickly restored.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convent_of_Santo_Domingo,_Cusco

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Location: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru

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