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Cuzco Cathedral: Religion as a Means to Implement Colonial Power

The Cuzco Cathedral, completed in 1654, is the most prominent display of colonial architecture in the City of Cuzco, Peru. Located in the heart of the city, the Spanish constructed the cathedral on top of a site that originally held an Inca palace, a palace that was demolished by an earthquake in the early 1650s1. […]

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Jaipur: India’s First Planned City

Jaipur, the capital of India’s Rajasthan state, is notably one of the first planned cities in India’s history. Inaugurated in 1727, the new city was a mathematically organized urban landscape that promoted growth for the Kingdom of Amer and encouraged cultural diversity. The Kingdom of Amer, led by Sawai Jai Singh, was originally located in […]

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