With an elaborate facade towering more than 150 feet above the desert, Petra's mountaintop "Monastery" was most likely a temple built in the first century B.C. Photograph by Michael Melford, Nat ...

In its heyday, Petra was once the thriving capital of the Nabataean Kingdom. An esteemed World Heritage Site, its notable features include not only the elaborate tombs and temples, network of ...

It's estimate 400,000 cubic feet of rock was removed to build the temple. Price Database. 19 July 2025. Artworks. Artists. ... Kailasa is considered the pinnacle of Indian rock-cut architecture, ...

Step into a world where history meets breathtaking architecture at the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, two of India's most revered ...

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is renowned for its exquisite rock-cut temples, cave sanctuaries, and monolithic structures, all of which reflect the architectural ingenuity of the 7th and 8th ...

The site, which is more than 120 miles from the nearest coast, features "enigmatic" rock-cut architecture that is unique in all of Madagascar and the wider East African coast, according to the study.