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1. Yuhuangdong Grottoes: Yuhuangdong Grottoes (Chinese: 玉皇洞石窟), or Yuhuang Grottoes, named after the statue of the Jade Emperor carved inside the cave, are Chinese Taoist stone sculptures, located on a cliff at the southern foot of Makong Mountain (麻空山), Fengxianggang Township (枫香岗乡), Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City ... (Earth) [100%] 2023-11-23 [Grottoes]
2. Andingsi Grottoes: The Andingsi Grottoes (Chinese: 安定寺石窟; pinyin: Āndìng sì shíkū) is the name given to a Buddhist site commissioned in 1132 AD containing hundreds of Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Buddhas carved into the walls and columns of the two chambers of this small cave. Located ... (Earth) [100%] 2023-02-26 [Grottoes] [Cultural heritage]...
3. Longmen Grottoes: The Longmen Grottoes, a Buddhist cave complex located 13 kilometers south of Luoyang in China's Henan province, form some of the most significant and exquisite representations of ancient Chinese stone art. Created over the course of approximately five centuries ... [100%] 2017-08-21
4. Longmen Grottoes: Coordinates: 34°28′N 112°28′E / 34.467, 112.467 The Longmen Grottoes (ch. 龍門石窟/ 龙门石窟, lóngmén shíkū; lit. Dragon's Gate Grottoes) or Longmen Caves are located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) south of present day Luoyang in Henan province, China ... [100%] 2023-02-04
5. Fonthill Grottoes: Fonthill Grottoes is a 0.69 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, in woodland adjacent to Fonthill Lake in Wiltshire, notified in 1994. Its SSSI designation is due to its roosting bats: the site is the sixth largest hibernaculum ... (Earth) [100%] 2023-11-07 [Grottoes]
6. Longmen Grottoes: The Longmen Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 龙门石窟; traditional Chinese: 龍門石窟; pinyin: Lóngmén Shíkū; lit. 'Dragon's Gate Grottoes') or Longmen Caves are some of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art. (Cave in People's Republic of China) [100%] 2024-04-12 [493 establishments] [Buddhist grottoes in Henan]...
7. Xumishan Grottoes: The Xumishan Grottoes (Chinese: 须弥山石窟) are a collection of more than 130 Buddhist cave temples, built between the fifth century until the tenth century, on the eastern edge of Mount Xumi in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. Construction began ... [100%] 2024-06-22 [Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Ningxia] [Chinese Buddhist grottoes]...
8. Hongqingsi Grottoes: Hongqing Temple Grotto (Chinese: 鸿庆寺石窟) is located in Yima, Henan. It consists of five caves, with a total of 46 shrines. [100%] 2024-12-20 [Buddhist temples in Sanmenxia] [Buddhist grottoes in China]...
9. Nankan Grottoes: The Nankan Grottoes (also known as the South Niche Cliff Statues) (Chinese: 南龛石窟或南龛摩崖造像) is a tourist attraction in Bazhong, Sichuan, China . The site is known for its 179 carved grottos which house almost 2,700 painted Buddhist statues. (Earth) [100%] 2025-01-15
10. Grottoes of Ferrand: The Grottoes of Ferrand (French: Grottes de Ferrand) are a series of 17th-century artificial grottoes on the estate of the Château de Ferrand in Saint-Hippolyte, Gironde, in southwestern France , near the town of Saint-Émilion. Carved out of ... (Earth) [81%] 2023-10-04 [Grottoes]
11. Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes: The Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes (in German: Saalfelder Feengrotten) are caverns or grottoes of a former mine near Saalfeld, in the German state of Thuringia. They have long been famous for their countless colorful mineral formations (speleothems) formed over many years ... [81%] 2022-06-28 [Buildings and structures in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt] [Grottoes]...
12. Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes: The Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes (in German: Saalfelder Feengrotten) are caverns or grottoes of a former mine near Saalfeld, in the German state of Thuringia. They have long been famous for their countless colorful mineral formations (speleothems) formed over many years ... (Earth) [81%] 2024-06-18 [Grottoes]
13. Nombre de Dios Grottoes: Nombre de Dios Grottoes (Spanish: Grutas de Nombre de Dios) is a cave system in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The main entrance of the cavern is located in the middle of the Cerro del Caballo of the Sierra de ... (Cave system in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico) [70%] 2024-08-13 [Geologic formations of Mexico] [Caves of Mexico]...
14. Rosh HaNikra grottoes: [ ⚑ ] 33°5′35.24″N 35°6′17.16″E / 33.0931222°N 35.1047667°E / 33.0931222; 35.1047667 Rosh HaNikra or Hanikra (Hebrew: ראש הנקרה‎, lit. "Head of the Grotto"; Arabic: رأس الناقورة, Ras an-Nakura) is a geologic formation on the ... (Earth) [81%] 2023-03-20 [Grottoes] [Sea caves]...