Stand-alone Rock Reliefs

Connected Sites: 17

'Relief carving' of rock which remains 'in situ'. Where the representation consists of 'line' drawings, patterns or characters scratched, pecked or etched into the rock, this has been categorised under 'Petroglyphs'. Where such carving exists as part of a rock cut architecture ensemble, it is only represented under that 'Connection'.

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Connected Sites

Dazu Rock Carvings
Inscribed: 1999
3.72
78
10
"Some Are In Rock-Cut Cave Shrines, In The Usual Chinese Buddhist Style, But Many Others Are Rock Reliefs Carved Into The Open Rock Faces" (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Madara Rider
Inscribed: 1979
2.17
128
6
Ouv: "The Madara Rider Is A Unique Relief, An Exceptional Work Of Art,... It Is The Only Relief Of Its Kind, Having No Parallel In Europe. It Has Survived In Its Authentic State. It Is Outstanding Not Only As A Work Of Bulgarian Sculpture, With Its Characteristically Realist Tendencies, But Also As A Piece Of Historical Source Material Dating From The Earliest Years Of The Establishment Of The Bulgarian State. The Inscriptions Around The Relief Are, In Fact, A Chronicle Of Important Events Concerning The Reigns Of Very Famous Khans."
El Fuerte de Samaipata
Inscribed: 1998
2.91
52
7
Only The Part With The Intricate Carvings That Is Carved Directly Out Of The Natural Sandstone Bedrock
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
Inscribed: 1996
3.71
133
6
Leshan, "A 71-Meter (233 Ft) Tall Stone Statue, Built Between 713 And 803 (During The Tang Dynasty). It Is Carved Out Of A Cliff Face" (Wiki)
Bamiyan Valley
Bamiyan Valley
Afghanistan
Inscribed: 2003
3.85
18
2
Two Monumental Buddhist Statues Carved Out Of A Cliff
Polonnaruva
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1982
3.37
185
6
Gal Vihara: Four Rock Relief Statues Of The Buddha, Which Have Been Carved Into The Face Of A Large Granite Gneiss Rock.
Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2000
3.29
177
14
11 Buddhist Rock-Cut Reliefs; The Most Impressive Is Probably The Buddha Rock, A Massive Natural Formation In The T’Apkol Valley. (Ab Ev)
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape
Inscribed: 2018
3.12
27
2
Firuzabad, Fars And Bishapur Have Groups Of Sassanian Reliefs, The Former Including The Oldest, A Large Battle Scene, Now Badly Worn. (Wiki)
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Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
Inscribed: 2018
2.99
82
4
Rock-Carved Seated Buddha, Treasure No. 216 (Beopjusa Temple) - Nomination File
Quanzhou
Inscribed: 2021
3.40
65
4
The "Massive Stone Statue Of Lao Tze (...) Is China's Largest Extant Taoist Carved Stone Statue." The Statue Of Mani In Cao'an Temple "Was Carved In The Cliff Wall Inside The Stone Chamber. (...) The Stone Relief Of Mani Is Placed In The Middle Of The Cliff Wall Opposite The Entrance." (Nomination File, P. 155, 179-180)
Champagne
Inscribed: 2015
3.18
268
9
In Her Cellars In The Saint Nicaise Hill, Madame Pommery Had A Series Of Bas-Reliefs Made By Gustave André Navlet Between 1882 And 1885. These Are Sculpted In The Soft Chalk Of The Chalk Pits And Sometimes Reach 10 Meters Long By 6 Meters Wide. The Veuve Clicquot Cellars Feature High Reliefs Sculpted By Navlet. These Works, Commissioned By Alfred Werlé, Successor To Madame Clicquot, Were Created Between 1907 And 1914. Bas-Reliefs By Navlet Can Also Be Seen In The Cellars Of The Maison Mercier Under The Avenue De Champagne. (Nomination File, P. 103, 106, 152, 261)
Bisotun
Inscribed: 2006
2.68
39
2
Includes A Monumental Bas-Relief That Includes An Image Of King Darius “Holding A Bow As A Sign Of Sovereignty, And Treading On The Chest Of A Figure Which Lies On His Back Before Him”. It Also Has A Seleucid Reclining Hercules Of 148 Bc With A Greek Inscription.
Mahabalipuram
Inscribed: 1984
3.77
102
4
The 'Descent Of The Ganges': A Large 7th-Century Hindu Scene With Many Figures That Uses The Form Of The Rock To Shape The Image
Sigiriya
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1982
3.70
230
8
The Paws At The Colossal Lion Gateway To The Hill-Palace
Hattusha
Hattusha
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1986
3.52
84
5
At Yazılıkaya, A Series Of Reliefs Of Hittite Gods In Procession Decorate Open-Air "Chambers".
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Inscribed: 1978
3.74
419
18
Includes "Four Chapels And Numerous Statues Carved By Miners Out Of The Rock Salt, And More Recent Sculptures By Contemporary Artists" (Wiki)
Petra
Petra
Jordan
Inscribed: 1985
4.61
386
21
The Camel Caravan Carved Out The Siq
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