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24. Amazing, had never known about this. Thank you. n/t

Sun Nov 2, 2014, 05:24 PM

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These Structures were carved from the top/down out of a mountain side [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 OP

Beautiful! oldandhappy Oct 2014 #1

There are other mysteries about this place Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #2

too small for humans - children also? jwirr Oct 2014 #6

Yes..... about 1 foot by 1 foot or less Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #7

Maybe water pressure then. This is truly a work of art. jwirr Oct 2014 #8

Here are about 4 different articles at this site Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #9

Thank you. jwirr Oct 2014 #13

Thanks for the info and for all the following posts. oldandhappy Oct 2014 #19

this temple is the ONE i remember from Asian Art History nashville_brook Oct 2014 #3

Not impressed packman Oct 2014 #4

heee! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #12

Or littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #17

Wow rhett o rick Oct 2014 #5

This is a classic example of "remove everything that doesn't look like...". Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #10

I want this part to it look like the "Mines of Moria" Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #11

These days we are more likely to see it built with legos. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #14

Lasers from outerspace! n/t aggiesal Oct 2014 #15

WOW. I love the carved elephants in the last photo. Thanks! catbyte Oct 2014 #16

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #18

I should be going there this winter Recursion Oct 2014 #20

This calls to mind the Bill Cosby routine 'Oops!'. greiner3 Oct 2014 #21

Ethiopians did the same thing, but on a smaller scale. alfredo Oct 2014 #22

Amazing, had never known about this. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2014 #24

It's a magical land. alfredo Nov 2014 #25

I really enjoyed my visits to Axum. alfredo Dec 2014 #28

So glad you shared this. Overwhelmingly wonderful. n/t Judi Lynn Nov 2014 #23

South Asian architecture is amazing. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #26