rock-cut sanctuary
C7314
concept
A rock-cut sanctuary is a sacred space carved directly into natural rock formations, often used for religious rituals, worship, or meditation.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rock-hewn church | 45 |
| rock-hewn monastery | 6 |
| Buddhist cave complex | 3 |
| Buddhist rock carving site | 3 |
| rock-cut cave | 3 |
| rock-hewn church complex | 3 |
| rock temple | 2 |
| rock-cut monastery | 2 |
| rock-cut sanctuary canonical | 2 |
| Inca ceremonial chamber | 1 |
| grotto building | 1 |
| group of rock-hewn churches | 1 |
| limestone shrine | 1 |
| rock carving complex | 1 |
| rock sanctuary | 1 |
| rock-cut caves | 1 |
| rock-cut chapel | 1 |
| rock-cut monastic hermitage | 1 |
Instances (78)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Vardzia | rock-cut monastery |
| Sithulpawwa rock temple | rock temple |
| Ajanta Caves | Buddhist cave complex |
| Dazu Rock Carvings | rock carving complex |
| Magdalenenklause | grotto building |
| Bete Medhane Alem | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Maryam | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Golgotha | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Mikael | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Merkorios | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Gabriel-Rufael | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Abba Libanos | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Lehem | rock-hewn church |
| Northwestern group of churches | rock-hewn church complex |
| Bete Giyorgis group | group of rock-hewn churches |
| Bete Giyorgis | rock-hewn church |
| Bete Denagel | rock-hewn church |
| Aladzha Monastery | rock-hewn monastery |
|
Çorum Province
surface form:
Yazılıkaya
|
rock sanctuary |
| Temple of Ellesyia | — |
|
Datong
surface form:
Yungang Grottoes
|
Buddhist cave complex |
|
Timo Suomalainen
surface form:
Temppeliaukio Church
|
rock-hewn church |
|
Church of the Dormition
surface form:
Church of the Dormition (Vardzia)
|
rock-hewn church |
| Enkleistra of Saint Neophytos | rock-cut monastic hermitage |
|
John Smith
surface form:
Ajanta Caves
|
Buddhist cave complex |
|
Vardzia cave monastery
surface form:
Vardzia
|
rock-cut monastery |
| Dodo’s Rka monastery | rock-hewn monastery |
| Udabno monastery | rock-hewn monastery |
|
Natlismtsemeli monastery
surface form:
Natlismtsemeli Monastery
|
rock-hewn monastery |
|
Tbeti monastery
surface form:
Tbeti Monastery
|
rock-hewn monastery |
| Mravalmta monastery | rock-hewn monastery |
| Cave Church of Saint Simon | rock-hewn church |
| Coptic Cave Churches | rock-hewn church complex |
| Isurumuniya Vihara | rock temple |
| Room of the Three Windows | Inca ceremonial chamber |
| Temple of Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim | — |
| Church of Bete Medhane Alem | rock-hewn church |
| Church of Bete Maryam | rock-hewn church |
| Church of Bete Golgotha | rock-hewn church |
| Church of Bete Gabriel-Rufael | rock-hewn church |
| Church of Bete Abba Libanos | rock-hewn church |
| Biete Medhane Alem, Lalibela | rock-hewn church |
| House of the Saviour of the World | rock-hewn church |
|
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Bete Maryam
|
rock-hewn church |
|
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Bete Golgotha
|
rock-hewn church |
|
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Bete Mikael
|
rock-hewn church |
|
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Bete Merkorios
|
rock-hewn church |
|
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Bete Gabriel-Rufael
|
rock-hewn church |
| Bete Emanuel | rock-hewn church |
|
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Bete Abba Libanos
|
rock-hewn church |