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Gateway of the Sun

Also known as Puerta del Sol (Tiwanaku)

The Gateway of the Sun is a monolithic stone portal at Tiwanaku, near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, carved from a single block of andesite about 3 metres high. Above the doorway a frieze shows a central staff-holding deity flanked by rows of winged attendants, an image that spread widely in the Andes with Tiwanaku and Wari influence. It now stands in the Kalasasaya enclosure, though perhaps not in its original position.

Gateway of the Sun
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gateway of the Sun. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gateway-of-the-sun
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“Gateway of the Sun.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gateway-of-the-sun. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Gateway of the Sun.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gateway-of-the-sun.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Gateway of the Sun’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gateway-of-the-sun (Accessed: ).

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