Archbishop Palace and Twelve-Angle Stone, Cusco

You'll find the Archbishop Palace and the Twelve-Angled Stone along Hatun Rumiyoq Street. The most impressive part of the walk up the street is the Inca stone walls that make up the palace.

The Twelve-Angled Stone is part of the palace wall. It's noted for its fine finishing and stands as a testament to the advanced stonework created by the Inca. While other stones have as many angles, this is the best-known twelve-angle stone.

The palace was home to the sixth Inca emperor, Inca Roca. After the Spanish conquest, it was dismantled and rebuilt into farmhouses for Spanish landowners. It features a Renaissance courtyard with arches. A large pool and decorative tiles round out the colonial features added.

Today, the palace is home to the Religious Art Museum. In addition to the Twelve-Angle Stone, you can view a collection of colonial religious paintings. Several Andean paintings by masters like Juan Zapata are also on display. The structure is also beautiful, full of carved cedar ceilings, Moorish-style doors, and gorgeous stained glass windows.