The stone, which sustained damage in six spots, had been carved to fit perfectly in a palace wall hundreds of years ago

The Stone of the Twelve Angles is one of the most representative icons of Inca architecture, known for the perfect interlocking of its stones without the use of cement or mortar.

The emblematic Twelve-Angled Stone, located on Hatunrumiyoc Passage, just one block from <a href=" Plaza Mayor (Main Square), suffered a <a href=" attack in the early hours of Tuesday, after being struck with a metal object by an individual identified as Gabriel Mariano Roysi Malanio.