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The 16 pages that link to Rock-cut architecture, each with the reason it gives.

• Ajanta CavesNarrower topic: Ajanta’s halls, cells, pillars, and façades were excavated from a cliff.

• LalibelaNarrower topic: Lalibela’s churches were excavated from bedrock rather than assembled from masonry.

• CappadociaNarrower topic: Cappadocia is among the best-known landscapes where carved architecture shaped entire communities.

• Ellora CavesNarrower topic: Ellora’s shrines and monasteries were excavated from a basalt escarpment.

• Buddhas of BamiyanNarrower topic: The figures and their niches were carved directly from the cliff face.

• Beni HasanNarrower topic: The tombs were carved into the limestone cliffs above the Nile.

• Yungang GrottoesNarrower topic: The caves are a major Buddhist example of this subtractive building method.

• Abu SimbelNarrower topic: Both temples were carved into a sandstone cliff rather than assembled from blocks.

• Elephanta CavesNarrower topic: The caves belong to this architectural tradition, with sanctuaries and sculptures carved into basalt.

• Gebre Meskel LalibelaNarrower topic: The Lalibela churches are monumental examples of this building method.

• Göreme Historical National ParkNarrower topic: Cappadocian communities turned erodible stone into homes, chapels, and storage spaces.

• Rock-hewn churchesNarrower topic: Rock-hewn churches are a religious subset of this broader architectural practice.