(Q11587139)

English

rock-cut architecture

creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock

  • rock-hewn architecture
  • rock hewn architecture

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rock-cut architecture
architecture, rock-cut
rock-hewn architecture
rock hewn architecture
architecture, rock-hewn
architecture, rock hewn
石切建築
shí qiē jiàn zhú
shi qie jian zhu
shih ch'ieh chien chu
rotsarchitectuur
arquitectura tallada en la roca
Refers to structures excavated into living rock. This term may overlap in meaning with "cave architecture," but cave architecture is not necessarily rock-cut, and rock-cut architecture is not necessarily designed around a cave. (English)
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Rock-cut architecture
Structures built by cutting into a rock formation. Use CAVE DWELLINGS for structures built into existing caves. (English)
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