- rock-cut temple
- храм, высеченный в скале
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
Rock cut architecture — is the practice of creating buildings by carving natural rock. In India the term cave is often applied, and in China cavern, but one must differentiate natural caves from rock cut architecture which is man made and designed along the conventions… … Wikipedia
Indian rock-cut architecture — is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock cut architecture around the world. [cite web url=http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=1527 HistoryID=ab27 title=History of Architecture Early … Wikipedia
Temple of Derr — The Temple of Derr or el Derr is a speos or rock cut temple built by pharaoh Ramesses II in Lower Nubia. [Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt , Blackwell Books, 1992. p.259] It is the only rock cut temple in Nubia which was constructed by… … Wikipedia
Temple Mount — הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyith الحرم الشريف, al Haram ash Sharīf, Elevation … Wikipedia
Temple of Beit el-Wali — The Temple of Beit el Wali is a rock cut Ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia which was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities of Amun Re, Re Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket.Arnold Strudwick (2003), p.29] It was the first in a series of … Wikipedia
Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort — Infobox Military Structure name=Trichirapalli Rock Fort partof=History of Tamil Nadu location= Trichirapalli, India coordinates= caption=Malai Kottai caption2= map type=Tamil Nadu latitude=10.49 longitude=78.69 map size=120 type=Rock Fort and… … Wikipedia
Hindu temple architecture — Mahadeva Temple at Itagi, Koppal district in Karnataka, also called Devalaya Chakravarti,[1][2][3] 1112 C … Wikipedia
TEMPLE MOUNT — TEMPLE MOUNT, the trapezoid shaped (approximately rectangular) walled in area (approx. 140 dunams) in the southeastern corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. The four walls surrounding it (see western wall ) date – at least in their lower parts –… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kailash Temple — also Kailasanatha Temple is one of the 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, that were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff in the complex located at Ellora, Maharashtra, India, and represents the epitome of I … Wikipedia
Varaha Cave Temple — Varaha Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, is a rock cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, a tiny village south of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The village was a busy port… … Wikipedia
Temple — • The Latin form, templum, from which the English temple is derived, originally signified an uncovered area marked off by boundaries; especially the place marked off by the augurs to be excepted from all profane uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia