List of buildings and structures in Cusco


This is a list of notable buildings in the city of Cusco, Peru. The city of Cusco is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The list is ordered by the groundbreaking date of each building.

Pre-Columbian buildings

They are listed with its names in the modern Quechua orthography.
NameImageBuiltCivilization who built itSourceLocationID
Much of the Colonial constructions
used the city's Inca constructions as a base.
Most in the 15th century. The pre-columbian re-design of the city is the work of Sapa Inca PachakutiqInca architectureCusco
Saqsaywaman1100-early 16th centuryKillke culture, Inca architectureTwo kilometers north of Cusco
Remains of the Qurikancha It was started to be built by the Ayarmacas, remodelled by Sapa Inca Pachakutiq Inca architectureCalle ArraniyoqCUS-046
Base of the Muyuq Marka Tower It is part of the set of Saqsaywaman Inca architectureTwo kilometers north of Cusco

Colonial buildings

Churches

The list is incomplete.
NameImageBuiltArchitectural styleArchitectBelonged to the religious orderSourceLocationID
Templo del Triunfo1539-1664RenaissancePlaza de Armas CUS-047
Church of San Blas1544-1563 Plazoleta de San BlasCUS-037
Ruins of the Convent of San Agustín1556-1645Order of Saint AugustineCorner of Ruinas, San Agustín and Santa Mónica streets. No. 140, Mz. 15.CUS-079
Cusco Cathedral1560-1654Renaissance,
Plateresque Gothic, Baroque
Spanish Juan Miguel de Veramendi, criollo Juan Correa, Spanish Miguel Gutiérrez SencioPlaza de Armas CUS-028
Church of San Sebastián1572-1799Baroque San Sebastián DistrictCUS-088
Church of la Compañía de Jesús1576-1668Andean BaroqueFlemish Jean-Baptiste Gilles, Diego Martínez de Oviedo Society of JesusPlaza de Armas CUS-030
Monastery of Santa Clara1603-1650Renaissance, BaroqueA Greek friar, his hispanized name was "Manuel Pablo"Franciscan Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed SacramentCalle Santa ClaraCUS-043
Church of San Francisco de Asís1645-1652Romanesque, Plateresque.FranciscansPlaza de San FranciscoCUS-039
Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena1651-1669Dominican Nuns OrderCalle Santa Catalina AngostaCUS-042
Basilica of La Merced1651-1696Baroque, Renaissance,
Baroque, Neoclassical
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of MercyPlazoleta Espinar, Calle Mantas 121CUS-033
Church of San Cristóbalsecond half of 17th centuryMannerismMarcos Uscamayta Calle Don Bosco at the west end of the Plaza del Colcampata on the Sacsayhuamán HillCUS-038
Monastery of San José y Santa Teresa1673-1676BaroqueDiego Martínez de Oviedo Discalced CarmelitesTwo blocks from the Plaza de Armas at the intersection of Siete Cuartones and Saphy streets.CUS-044
Church and Seminary of Saint Anthony the Abbot1678-1692 Andean BaroquePlazoleta de las NazarenasCUS-036
Convent of Santo Domingo1680-early 18th centuryBaroqueseveralDominican OrderCalle ArraniyoqCUS-046
Church of la Almudena1683-1689BaroqueJuan Tomás Tuyru Túpac Order of the Brothers of BethlehemPlazoleta de Almudena, SantiagoCUS-027
Church of San Pedro1688-1699Andean Baroque, RenaissanceJuan Tomas Tuyro Túpac Calle CascaparoCUS-040
Templo de la Sagrada Familia1723-1735RenaissanceSpanish Francisco BecerraCUS-031
Central Chapel of Santo Roma1802Baroque Bishop Bartolomé María de las HerasLa Almudena General CemeteryCUS-023

Other buildings

Republican buildings (post-colonial)