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Machu Picchu was constructed high in the Andes for Pachacuti

Inca stonemasons built dry-stone mortarless structures around 1450

Built around 1450 under Inca Emperor Pachacuti, the mountain citadel of Machu Picchu sits nearly 2,400 metres above sea level in Peru. Inca masons fitted granite blocks together so tightly without mortar that building joints resisted earthquake tremors, creating an administrative and ceremonial royal estate.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Inca stonemasons built dry-stone mortarless structures around 1450. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.