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Buddha at Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, since destroyed by the Taliban, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia

Group of rock cut temples called the Five Rathas (5 chariots), dating from circa 7th century AD, Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Sculpture showing son shouldering his parents in old age, Dazu Rock Carvings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China, Asia

Sassanid carvings showing Khasrow II, dating from the 4th century AD, Tagh-e-Bostan, Iran, Middle East

Buddhist stupa carved out of rock at Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's throne) an early burial mound that contained relics of the Buddha, part of a stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, near Haibak,Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Buddhist stupa carved out of rock at Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's throne) an early burial mound that contained relics of the Buddha, part of a stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, near Haibak,Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Morning light on the Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wadi Musa (Mousa), Jordan, Middle East

View of the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) from the Siq, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wadi Musa (Mousa), Jordan, Middle East

Old man wearing traditional gabi (white shawl) sitting in the sun reading holy bible, at monolithic church of Bet Medhane Alem (Saviour of the World), said to be largest rock hewn church in the world, Lalibela, World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Priest swings an incense burner at the rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), most famous of Lalibela's churhces, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrim at the rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), 40 ft high, with roof in shape of Greek cross, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrims wearing traditonal gabi (white shawl) at festival at rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), roof shaped like a Greek cross, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrims wearing traditonal gabi (white shawl) at festival at rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), roof shaped like a Greek cross, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

A priest stands at the entrance to the rock-hewn church of Bet Gabriel-Rufael, in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

A woman emerges from a tunnel leading to the rock-hewn church of Bet Amanuel, in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Large Buddha, subsequently destroyed by the Taliban, Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Afghanistan, Asia

Frescoes in Goreme Open Air Museum's rock-cut Byzantine Tokali Kilise (Buckle Church), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Goreme, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Elephanta cave, late Gupta period between the 9th and 11th centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Elephanta island off Mumbai, India, Asia

The Royal Urn Tomb carved out of the rock face in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

From left to right the tombs of Artaxerxes I, Xerxes and Darius the Great, Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran, Middle East

The Kailasanatha Temple dating from the 8th century AD, Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Willoughby House cave, probably a folly that was a gentlemen's drinking room in the 1700s, one of the many caves cut in the sandstone beneath the city centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nabatean Corinthian tomb and urn dating from the 1st century AD in east cliff of Wadi Musa, in Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Pilgrims wearing traditonal gabi (white shawl) at festival at rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), roof shaped like a Greek cross, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

A priest holds a cross at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Corridor off which are monks' living quarters, Cave 2 of Buddhist caves in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Looking down on entrance of Biet Giorgis, rock cut Christian church, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Statue of Avalokitesvara with One Thousand Arms has 1007 arms at the Dazu Buddhist rock sculptures, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chongqing Municipality, China, Asia

Church of Snakes, Soganli Valley, Goreme National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Trimurti, Elephanta cave, late Gupta dating from between the 9th and 11th centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Elephanta island off Mumbai, India, Asia

Entrance to Mortimer's Hole, a medieval passageway beneath the Castle, one of the many caves cut in the sandstone beneath the city centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pilgrim at the rock-hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George's), Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Carved Buddha images at Longmen Caves, Dragon Gate Grottoes, dating from the 6th to 8th Centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Henan Province, China, Asia

The rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Lion Monument by Lucas Ahorn for Swiss soldiers who died in the French Revolution, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

The Obelisk Tomb and Bab as-Siq Triclinium at the ancient Nabataean city of Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Seven Buddhas under a tree, Cave 12, Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra state, India, Asia

Carved Buddha images at Longmen Caves, Dragon Gate Grottoes, dating from the 6th to 8th Centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Henan Province, China, Asia

Detail of mural in Buddhist Cave No. 2, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Lion Monument by Lucas Ahorn for Swiss soldiers who died in the French Revolution, Lucerne, Switzerland, Europe

Interior of Christian church of Bieta Medani Alem (Bieta Medhane Alem) , Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

Kailasa Hindu temple, 1200 years old, carved in in-situ basalt bedrock, Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Mortimer's Hole, a medieval passageway beneath the Castle, one of the many caves cut in the sandstone beneath the city centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Buddhist cave temple, 1500 years old, carved in in-situ Deccan basalt, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Looking west from Cave 4, largest vihara in the cave site, carved from a horseshoe gorge in the Waghore River, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Tourists at the door of the Monastery, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wadi Musa (Mousa), Jordan, Middle East

Interior, Bieta Ghiorghis (St. George's), Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wollo region, Ethiopia, Africa

A priest stands at the entrance to the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

The rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

The Royal Tombs carved into the face of Jebel al-Khubtha in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra, UNESCOP World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Tomb of Amyhias, Lycian rock cut tomb, dating from 350 BC, near Fethiye, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Bet Amanuel, a monolithic church in Axunite style, Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Pilgrim sits in early morning sun reading his Holy Bible at entrance doors to Bet Maryam church (St. Mary's), believed to be the oldest rock hewn church in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Local man with camels, tombs in the Wadi Musa area in the background, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The Cathedral in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Krakow (Cracow), Poland, Europe

Statues carved in the rock at the Longmen Buddhist caves at Luoyang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hunan Province, China, Asia

The Kailasa (Kailasanatha) Temple, Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Cave view of the Monastery, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wadi Musa (Mousa), Jordan, Middle East