rock-cut architecture
C16377
concept
Rock-cut architecture is a form of construction in which structures, spaces, and decorative elements are created by excavating and carving directly into natural rock formations rather than assembling them from separate building materials.
Observed surface forms (4)
- rock-cut monument ×5
- rock-cut Buddha statues ×1
- rock-cut ceremonial structure ×1
- rock-cut temple-tomb ×1
Instances (14)
- Ajanta Caves
- Bamiyan Buddhas via concept surface "rock-cut Buddha statues"
- Longmen Grottoes
- Yungang Grottoes
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Al-Khazneh (The Treasury)
via concept surface "rock-cut temple-tomb"
surface form: Al-Khazneh
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Ad-Deir (The Monastery)
via concept surface "rock-cut monument"
surface form: Ad-Deir
- Nabataean architecture
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The Treasury
via concept surface "rock-cut monument"
surface form: The Treasury (Petra)
- The Monastery via concept surface "rock-cut monument"
- Ad-Deir via concept surface "rock-cut monument"
- Masroor rock-cut temples
- Kizil Caves
- Temple of the Eagle and Jaguar Warriors via concept surface "rock-cut ceremonial structure"
- Fuente de Lavapatas via concept surface "rock-cut monument"