#grottoes

View of a Cave in Capri by Fritz Petzholdt

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

The Mogao grottoes' also known as "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas" 45,000 square meters (480,000 sq ft) of mural paintings and more than 2,000 color statues are regarded as the greatest treasure-house of Buddhist art existing in the world. source

Carved tunnel. . . . . . . #desert #gansu #zhangye #danxia #Jiayuguan #mountain #gobidesert #sand #interesting #history #china #gansu #travelphotography #travelblog #travel #travelingram #traveltheworld #travelawesome #horseshoegrottoes #grottoes #buddhist #temple #monastery #historical https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck8bocJL0cb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

135.) My Rosh Hanikrah Grottoes sweater. First visited this site, the most northern one in Israel, back in 2013. Like so many other places I’ve been to, I thought it would make a perfect sweater. Finally got that accomplished when I visited this place again in April 2019 after knitting the sweater shortly before. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #roshhanikra #roshhanikraisrael #roshhanikragrottoes #grottoes #israel #cave #cavern #mediterranean #mediterraneansea (at Rosh HaNikra grottoes) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgibc7NN4da/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Pictures inspired by the goddesses portrayed on the ancient murals of Dunhuang. The Dunhuang grottoes combines art, architecture, and sculpture and is composed of 577 caves, the construction of which span over a thousand years. Covering the walls of these caves are more than 45,000 square meters of murals depicting legends, stories, and Buddha figures. Although these murals only play a supplementary role to the sculptures in the Grottoes, they nevertheless feature the finest art of the millennium. The rich cultural content provides priceless material for research on many aspects of ancient Chinese society. Truly an exceptionally valuable Chinese heritage.

Near Grottoes probably shot on an Iskra On Flickr © Eben Ostby August 22, 2019 at 04:47PM. All rights reserved

Buddhist carvings at the Yungang Grottoes near Datong, Shanxi