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Author: * Hapshetsut Nebet -
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Date: Jul 8, 2003 - 17:54
This site focuses on stylistic form and stonecutting techniques.
"The essence of Inca architecture cannot be distilled into a single word. Three themes demand recognition: precision, functionality, and austerity. The Inca stonefitters worked stone with a precision unparalleled in human history; their architects clearly esteemed functionality above decoration; yet their constructions achieved breathtaking beauty through austerity of line and juxtaposition of masses. The Inca seem to have presaged Mies Van der Rohe's philosophy of "less is more. . . ."
Inca Architecture
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