The temple of the sun is positioned so that sunlight will fall into the small chamber on top of the temple at exactly the right time of day during the June and December solstices. The temple and the walls that surround it were built without mortar – the stones were carefully chiseled and fit together perfectly. While the temple itself dominates this image of Ingapirca, the massive clouds that hang over the complex, as well the intricate network of foundation walls that surround it, add striking context, and create a layered landscape that defines the site more expressively than a close up view of the primary structure.