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15 Beautiful Buildings Carved from ‘Living Rock’
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Known as rock-cut architecture, buildings like this can be found all over the world from Myanmar to Ethiopia and many contain priceless works of ancient art. Some of these incredible carved caves date back thousands of years while others are surprisingly a bit more modern than you’d think. These 15 buildings carved from colossal cliffs, monoliths and volcanic rock are breathtakingly beautiful and a fascinating look inside the traditions of cultures long gone. <SPAN id="more-3493"></SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2008/12/08/15-beautiful-buildings-carved-from-living-rock/"><H4>Ancient Rock City of Matera, Italy</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2008/12/08/15-beautiful-buildings-carved-from-living-rock/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/A19ABF7C-9883-4FB7-A0D9-9548D753D14D" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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