Sun Temple (Sogamoso)
The Sun Temple of Sogamoso was a temple constructed by the Muisca as a place of worship for their Sun god Sué. The temple was built in Sogamoso, Colombia, then part of the Muisca Confederation and called Sugamuxi. It was the most important temple in the religion of the Muisca. The temple was destroyed by fire brought by the Spanish conquistadores led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who was eager to find the legendary El Dorado. A reconstruction has been built in the Archeology Museum of Sogamoso.
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Sun Temple (Sogamoso)
The Sun Temple of Sogamoso was a temple constructed by the Muisca as a place of worship for their Sun god Sué. The temple was built in Sogamoso, Colombia, then part of the Muisca Confederation and called Sugamuxi. It was the most important temple in the religion of the Muisca. The temple was destroyed by fire brought by the Spanish conquistadores led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who was eager to find the legendary El Dorado. A reconstruction has been built in the Archeology Museum of Sogamoso.
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El Templo del Sol, de Sogamoso ...... actual municipio de Sogamoso.
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Le Temple du Soleil de Sogamos ...... sée archéologique de Sogamoso.
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The Sun Temple of Sogamoso was ...... Archeology Museum of Sogamoso.
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El Templo del Sol, de Sogamoso ...... actual municipio de Sogamoso.
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Le Temple du Soleil de Sogamos ...... sée archéologique de Sogamoso.
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The Sun Temple of Sogamoso was ...... Archeology Museum of Sogamoso.
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Sun Temple (Sogamoso)
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Temple du Soleil (Sogamoso)
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Templo del Sol (Sogamoso)
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