The Ajanta Caves are thirty rock cut Buddhist cave monuments near Aurangabad, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, containing paintings and rock cut sculpture considered among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountAurangabad district, India 3 Completed Year Classification
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The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India.
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The caves are carved out of flood basalt and granite rock of a cliff, part of the Deccan Traps formed by successive volcanic eruptions at the end of the Cretaceous geological period.
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Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Aurangabad district, India
Wikidata item Q184427, property P131/P17 (location): Aurangabad district, India
View the Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Ajanta Caves
UNESCO World Heritage CentreIn Style: Indian Rock-Cut Architecture, Justification for inscriptionQuote, In Style: Indian Rock-Cut Architecture, Justification for inscription
Ajanta Caves exemplifies one of the greatest achievements in ancient Buddhist rock-cut architecture.
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