# What did the andesite buildings on Puma Punku look like, and why were they left unfinished? · Puma Punku and Tiwanaku > Three answers have been proposed. A complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/questions/QST0D69YGT66JKG/what-did-the-andesite-buildings-on-puma-punku-look-like-and Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:32+00:00 --- **0** # What did the andesite buildings on Puma Punku look like, and why were they left unfinished? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: a complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that…** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. A complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that… leads, with evidence 2 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters No block of the standing architecture is in place, so the building's form is reconstructed, and the Spanish said it was unfinished⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D69Y8RC0P1P/reconstructing-ancient-architecture-at-tiwanaku-bolivia-the). ## Answers 3 [**A complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/answers/ANS0D69YMFC04QX/a-complex-of-gateways-walls-and-lintels-on-the-platforms) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/answers/ANS0D69YNPE4WM2/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Work stopped because the city declined and its ritual order collapsed, leaving the project unfinished.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/puma-punku/answers/ANS0D69YN6T5AGA/work-stopped-because-the-city-declined-and-its-ritual-order) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2006[Vranich: the platform shows repeated rebuilding and unfinished later additions.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D69Y8GJ3RVF/the-construction-and-reconstruction-of-ritual-space-at)For: A complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that… 1. 2015[Janusek puts forward: work stopped because the city declined and its ritual order collapsed, leaving the project unfinished.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D69Y9QM22TD/tiwanaku-urban-origins-distributed-centers-and-animate) 1. 2018[Vranich puts forward: a complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D69Y8RC0P1P/reconstructing-ancient-architecture-at-tiwanaku-bolivia-the) 1. 2018[Vranich: 3D-printed copies of the measured blocks refit into a coherent gateway building.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D69Y8RC0P1P/reconstructing-ancient-architecture-at-tiwanaku-bolivia-the)For: A complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that… 1. 2018[Vranich: spanish accounts describe an unfinished building; unfinished blocks remain on site.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D69Y8RC0P1P/reconstructing-ancient-architecture-at-tiwanaku-bolivia-the)For: Work stopped because the city declined and its ritual order collapsed, leaving the project unfinished. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/puma-punku/questions/QST0D69YGT66JKG/what-did-the-andesite-buildings-on-puma-punku-look-like-and%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/puma-punku/questions/QST0D69YGT66JKG/what-did-the-andesite-buildings-on-puma-punku-look-like-and%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/puma-punku/questions/QST0D69YGT66JKG/what-did-the-andesite-buildings-on-puma-punku-look-like-and%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/puma-punku/questions/QST0D69YGT66JKG/what-did-the-andesite-buildings-on-puma-punku-look-like-and%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/puma-punku/questions/QST0D69YGT66JKG/what-did-the-andesite-buildings-on-puma-punku-look-like-and%23add-source) Where it fits Puma Punku and Tiwanaku **What did the andesite buildings on Puma Punku look like, and why were they left unfinished?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]