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The architecture of Chan Chan tells stories that words alone cannot. From grand public buildings to hidden courtyards, walking the city reveals a living catalog of design spanning centuries and styles. A building tour on foot lets you appreciate the details — the materials, the proportions, the craft — that make each structure remarkable.
The largest adobe city in the ancient world — the mud-brick capital of the Chimu Empire, with labyrinthine palace compounds and intricate clay friezes stretching across a coastal desert.