Rock Cut Tombs and Temples

22/07/2024

People of Göreme, at the heart of the Cappadocia Region, realized that these soft rocks could be easily carved out to form houses, churches and monasteries. These Christian sanctuaries contain many examples of Byzantine frescoes and represent a unique artistic achievement from the post-iconoclastic period.

22/07/2024

The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes in the Chinese province of Shanxi. The grottoes were mainly constructed in the period between 460-525 AD during the Northern Wei dynasty. They are an outstanding example of the Chinese stone carvings from the 5th and 6th centuries. All together the site is composed of 252 grottoes with more than 51,000 Buddha statues and statuettes.

22/07/2024

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14/07/2024

The Longmen Grottoes are densely dotted along the Xiangshan and Longmenshan mountains in the the eastern central part of China. From north to south, the distance covered by grottoes is about one km. There are over 2100 niches, more than 100,000 statues, some 40 pagodas and 3600 tablets and steles in the caves.

14/07/2024

Hina Khan, born on October 2, 1987, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, is a prominent Indian television and film actress. She gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Akshara in the long-running TV show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai .

12/07/2024

Mada’in Saleh constitutes the Nabatean kingdom’s southernmost and largest settlement after Petra, its capital. The setting, referred to as Hegra among the Nabateans, is notable for its desert landscape, marked by sandstone outcrops of various sizes and heights in Saudi Arabia.

10/07/2024

Lycia was a federation of ancient cities situated in what are now the Turkish provinces of Antalya and Muğla. The Lycian tombs are elaborate funeral chambers carved directly into the rock face, usually into a cliff. Most often, the tombs are carved like the facade of timber Lycian houses. The rock-cut tombs of wealthy Lycians were finely worked with elaborate relief carving.

08/07/2024

The Tombs of the Kings near Paphos in the southwest of Cyprus is a large necropolis dating back to the 4th century BC. The tombs are carved out of the solid rock and decorated with Doric columns. Despite the name there is no evidence of any royalty buried here. Instead the site was the final resting place of Ptolemaic aristocrats and high officials.