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Ancient Persia. Bas-relief carved on the walls of old buildings. Persepolis. Iran. Banner format.
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Detailed stone carvings depicting historical figures and events at Naqsh-e Rostam, a testament to the grandeur of ancient Persian architecture, Iran.
View of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Close-up of hieroglyphics at the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor
Jain sculpture in the rocks of Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia
Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China
The Madara Rider is an early medieval large rock relief. This is the global simbol of Bulgaria.
Yungang Grottoes
Beijing Linglong Pagoda generally refers to Cishou Temple Pagoda. Cishou Temple Pagoda, formerly known as Yong'an Wanshou Pagoda, also known as Balizhuang Pagoda and Linglong Pagoda, is built after Tianning Temple Pagoda. It is located in Linglong Park, No. 3, West Balizhuang Beili, Balizhuang Street, Haidian District, Beijing. Cishou Temple Pagoda is commonly known as Cishou Temple Pagoda because it was built in Cishou Temple. Local people also call it Linglong Pagoda.
Section of a multi layered sandstone wall.
Buddha
The Rock Citadel above the hill in Taxkorgan, Pamir, Xinjiang, China
Sandstone rock with carved tombs of persian kings in Necropolis, Iran. King burial site of ancient Persia. Zoroastrian temple
Ruins at the Ancient Lycian City of Tlos, Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey.
Chinese temple building at dali,yunnan
Close-up of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Pompeii, Naples, Italy - June 26, 2021: Ruins of ancient city destroyed by eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD. Statue and frescoes at House of Octavius Quartio (Casa di Ottavio Quartione)
White marble railing in the park, Beijing
ancient palace in the East Emperial Tomb of Qing Dynasty, Hebei Province, China
Stone statue of cross-legged Bodhisattva in Cave 17 of Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi Province
Close ups of Al Jassasiya Rock Carvings or petroglyphs, Qatar.
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Black Buddha located in Thailand
These lingas, symbols of creation and the power of Shiva, are scattered throughout the ruins of the ancient capital of the Vijayanagara kingdom. Carved into the rock with exceptional precision, they bear witness to the religious fervor that once permeated the city.
Carvings shot on the side of a Cambodian Temple circa 11th century
Mantras on the stone wall
A morning in the (public) Beihai Park in Beijing, China in spring. The Beihai Park (also called the Winter Palace) used to be an Imperial Park (through five dynasties), but was opened to the public in 1925. It is located close to the Forbidden City in the Center of Beijing. The park includes the Beihai Lake with the Qionghua Island. The Bai Ta (White Pagoda), a 40 m high stupa, is situated on top of the island.
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