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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...
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Longmen Grottoes - Fengxiansi Cave
The most magnificent Tang era grotto at Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. 675 CE.
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Longmen Grottoes - Guyang Cave
The Guyang Cave, oldest grotto at Longmen Grottoes, Henan province, China. 493 CE.
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Seokguram Grotto
The Seokguram Grotto (Sokkuram) is a Buddhist cave temple constructed during the Unified Silla Period (668-935 CE) of ancient Korea. The 8th-century CE structure, located near the Bulguksa Temple on Mt. Toham at the ancient Silla capital...
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Longmen Grottoes - Mount Longmen
Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. Second half of 1st millennium CE
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The Ajanta Caves
The 30 caves at Ajanta lie to the north of Aurangabad in the Indhyadri range of Western Ghats. The caves, famous for their temple architecture and many delicately drawn murals, are located in a 76 m high, horseshoe-shaped escarpment overlooking...
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Ellora Caves
Ellora (also known as Elura and, in ancient times, as Elapura) is a sacred site in Maharastra, central India. The Ellora Caves are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is celebrated for its Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples and monuments...
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Longmen Grottoes - Attendants at Fengxiansi Cave
The most magnificent Tang era grotto at the Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. 675 CE.
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Longmen Grottoes - Wanfo Cave
The Wanfo Cave, part of the Longmen Grottoes, containing 15,000 Buddha figures. 680 CE. Henan Province, China.
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Longmen Grottoes - Middle Binyang Cave
Early Northern Wei style grotto at Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China. c. 500 CE