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WORLD LANDMARKS · 8th C.

Kailasa Temple, Ellora, India

It is one of 34 caves at Ellora, which include Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments.

Kailasa Temple, Ellora, India
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The story, as a puzzle

Carved from the top down.
Rather than being built up from blocks, this huge 8th-century temple was carved downwards out of a single mass of rock. Pin it.

Where it is

Kailasa Temple, Ellora, India · 20.0237, 75.1792

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗

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