rock-cut
Chiseled from stone
Rock-cut describes structures carved directly into natural rock formations rather than built from separate materials.
The term applies especially to ancient architecture—temples, tombs, and dwellings hewn from cliff faces or mountainsides.
The rock-cut churches of Lalibela are among Ethiopia's most remarkable monuments.
Rock-cut tombs appear throughout the ancient Mediterranean world, from Egyptian pharaohs to Nabataean kings at Petra.
Underground chamber for remains
- templeSacred worship structure
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
shrine · facade · excavation · hewn · carving · monument · sanctuary · dwelling
Edged carving implement
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- hammerTool for striking nails
- subtractiveInvolving removal or reduction
monolithic · bedrock · sandstone · granite · limestone · basalt · sculptor · masons
Rock-carved Jordanian ruins
- EtruscanAncient central Italian people
- CappadociaCentral Turkish historical region
- Abu SimbelRock-cut Egyptian temple complex
- PersepolisAchaemenid Empire's grand capital
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
monastery · shrine · facade · excavation · hewn · carving · monument · sanctuary · dwelling · cistern
chisel
Edged carving implement
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- hammerTool for striking nails
subtractive · monolithic · bedrock · sandstone · granite · limestone · basalt · sculptor · masons · pickaxe
Petra
Rock-carved Jordanian ruins
- EtruscanAncient central Italian people
- CappadociaCentral Turkish historical region
- Abu SimbelRock-cut Egyptian temple complex
- NabataeanPetra, royal tombs, high places, water systems, cisterns
rock-cutconstructed
Built or assembled
built · assembled · erected · additive · freestanding
rock-cutdry-stone
Masonry without binding agent
ashlar · freestanding · masonry · above-ground · purpose-built
rock, cut, rocks, rocked, rocking, rocker, rocky, rockier, rockiest