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The Gateway of the Sun: photo

PhotographPublic domainTiwanaku period, about AD 500–1000Copy of The Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun: photo
The Gateway of the Sun: photo

The gateway at the first excavations, from a print in the Weltmuseum Wien photograph collection (VF_13244); small (453 × 351 pixels).

Arthur Posnansky, 1000. Public domain

Copies 1

PhotoArthur Posnansky · commons.wikimedia.org · 1903/1904 · Public domain (PD-Bolivia)1 step from the original

Where it is kept

La PazCochabambaArequipaJuliacaMoqueguaIloCamaná1Tiwanaku200 kmCochabambaArequipaTacnaOruro1200 km
Tiwanaku · Archaeological city

Sources 2

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Gateway of the Sun: photo [Copy CPY0D69YV2A1KEQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D69YV2A1KEQ
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