832-401119 - Entrance to a cave, Gutenberg Cave, Swabian Alb, village of Gutenberg, district of the municipality of Lenningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
1311-629 - Caves in the cliff walls, used to store food by ancient Anasazi Indians, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1184-7985 - Santana Cave, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alto Ribeira Touristic State Park, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, South America
1336-780 - Al Deir (Monastery) monument at sunset, carved into the mountain side and framed by a cave, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East
1350-6630 - Swimming at Cenote Ik Kil in Yucatan, Mexico, a natural pit, or sinkhole near Chichen Itza. Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Ik Kil was sacred to the Mayans who used this cenote for both relaxation and ritual services centuries ago.
1350-6633 - Gran Cenote de Tulum in Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico. There are thousands of cenotes dotted all over Mexico���s Yucatan Peninsula, and their existence is as much a defining characteristic of the region as is the distinct geological feature from which they result. Once revered by the ancient Mayans as sacred wells, they are now magnets for tourists, adventurers, and explorers alike.
1350-6628 - Cenote Ik Kil in Yucatan, Mexico, a natural pit, or sinkhole near Chichen Itza. Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Ik Kil was sacred to the Mayans who used this cenote for both relaxation and ritual services centuries ago.
1350-6664 - Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
1350-6663 - Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
801-3194 - Al Nazar Church (Cave Church), 10th century, Goreme, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nevsehir Merkez, Nevsehir, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia
801-3193 - Frescoes, Al Nazar Church (Cave Church), 10th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goreme, Nevsehir Merkez, Nevsehir, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia