The Torreón of Machu Picchu: an astronomical observatory

• Autorzy: Kościuk Jacek , Ziółkowski Mariusz

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DOI

10.35784/teka.2451

Warianty tytułu

PL

Torreón na Machu Picchu: obserwatorium astronomiczne?

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Torreón is one of the most emblematic buildings of Machu Picchu. Since 1929, different archaeoastronomical studies have been carried out on this building to verify its function as an astronomical observatory. The authors of the present text analyse in detail these hypotheses using a thorough survey of the structure created from 3D scans and digitised models. The analysis concludes that we can take as established evidence that the builders of the tower designed it according to some solar orientations, but without the purpose of erecting an astronomical observatory as was apparent in the cases of Intimachay and Inkaraqay.

PL

Torreón jest jednym z najbardziej emblematycznych budynków Machu Picchu. Poczynając już od 1929 roku, wielu badaczy starało się zweryfikowac tezę iż Torreón funkcjonwał jako obserwatorium atronomiczne. Opierając się na danych z laserowego skanowania 3D i modelowaniu cyfrowym, autorzy prezentowanego tu tekstu szczegółowo analizują wszystkie te hipotezy . W konkluzji stwierdzają że wprawdzie nie ulega wątpliwości iż budowniczowie Torreónu podporządkowali jego plan pewnym solarnym orientacjom, celem jednak nie było wzniesienie obserwatorium astronomicznego, jak to ewidentnie miało miejsce w przypadku Intimachay i Inkaraqay.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Inca astronomy; Machu Picchu; 3D laser scanning

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Lubelskiej ; Polska Akademia Nauk, Oddział w Lublinie
• Czasopismo: Teka Komisji Architektury, Urbanistyki i Studiów Krajobrazowych
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: T. 16, nr 4
• Strony: 7--31
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kościuk Jacek

• Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Polska

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-8071

autor

Ziółkowski Mariusz

• Centre for Andean Studies, University of Warsaw Polska

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-0799

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