The buildings on the ground will sometimes fall into abandoned or destroyed, while homes in the cave though not exist by hundreds of years, some have become the world's heritage.
The caves are found in many parts of the world, but not all the houses were abandoned. Some hang-old is still quite high but it is used as a residence or place of worship with the surface structure is quite unique. Given the opportunity, please visit one of 10 types of the most interesting caves below.
1. Guyaju (China)
Sometimes known as the largest maze of China, Guyaju an ancient cave houses, the capital, Beijing approximately 92 km. There is no accurate source of information for the time that we find these homes as well as its origin. So we just know that this is the only historic houses. Standing in the town looking at the overall Zhangshanying homes, houses carved carved from the crags. The building complex has more than 110 attractive rooms in the largest cave ever discovered. Now the Cave became a refuge for more than 40 million people in northern China.
2. Matmata (Tunisia)
Matmata is a town in southern Tunisia. Some local people living in homes with traditional structures under the ground like ancient ancestors, called "The Cave". Typical structure of the house caves that people dig a big hole vertically to the ground, around the perimeter of the hole was dug we build an artificial cave inside the houses with rooms and passages are linked together.
The houses here became known as the American director George Lucas selected as the context for science fiction films of his first " star Wars "with the English name is" Star Wars ". Also a factor in the popularity for this unusual house hotel is the very attracted to the advantages already own position.
3. Bamiyan (Afghanistan)
Bamiyan is one of the most beautiful areas the country Afghanistan. Thus it became the major destination country. With two statues of giant Buddhas carved into the walls of rock standing in the 6th century, is two highest Buddha statue in the world, but now that the statues were destroyed by Taliban troops in March / 2001. The houses in the caves beneath two statues by thousands of monks who built a place of residence, is now Taliban troops as storage of weapons.
After U.S. military forces chased the Taliban out of the area, civilians to restore and to build a cave to live. A few old houses still left the cave ruins of the Buddhist murals. In 2008, the Buddha statue is 19 m long, found near the ruins of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
4. Sassi di Matera (Italy)
Sassi di Matera is the cave house is located in the old town of Matera in southern Italy, Sassi originate from a prehistoric settlement and is one of the first settlements of Italians. Many houses are dug into the tufa rock is truly unique because the cave passages are superimposed on the house.
In 1950, the Italian government made a strong oppressive policies to force residents to move to new city and modern development. But the policy was disabled when most people decide not to leave but continued to live in cave houses. They are proud to be living in the house where his ancestors lived 9,000 years ago.
Late in 1980, where it is considered the poorest region. However local authorities have restored the house, turning the place into a tourist destination and the help of government, the European Union as well as of UNESCO that the city gradually become more stable and development.
Today there are many large businesses to invest, bars, hotels, restaurants ... mushrooming. The ancient town has similarities with the ancient monuments around Giesusalem (Israel), so this place has caught the eye of the directors and studios in the world.
5. Mesa Verde (U.S.)
Mesa Verde National Park is located in southwestern Colorado (United States), is famous for the house on the cliffs of the ancient Anasazi. It became the most important archaeological survival of Native American culture. In the 12th century, the Anasazi began building houses in the relatively shallow caves, under rock overhangs along the cliffs. Some houses have more than 150 rooms. The most famous of these homes is the Cliff Palace and Spruce Tree House.
By 1300 the Anasazi left Mesa Verde region, but the ruins remain nearly intact. The reason they left the house where his stick is almost a lifetime to sudden death until now has not been reasoned, but also a theory that crop failures caused by drought and by other tribes invaded they leave.
Now the area is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is named for the Spanish because the area is covered with a luxuriant green of juniper and pine Pinon.
6. Cliffs of Bandiagara
Bandiagara is a sandstone cliffs towering plateau of Mali. With the house's ancient caves carved into the cliffs Tellem, we not only used as a shelter but also as a place to worship ancestors and burial of victims to prevent the frequent flooding in area. They have built dozens of villages along the sandstone cliffs. In the 14th century, Dogon ethnic group came to occupy this area and lived there until today and they continue to build more homes in the barn roof, roofing material pointed ... mud, but simple but unique only in their own.
7.Vardzia (George)
Vardzia a monastery caves were dug inside the mountain Erusheli, just south of George near Aspindza left bank of the river Mtkvari. City Vardzia cave was built during the reign of Queen Tamar, to protect the invasion of the Mongols in the 12th century. More than 600 apartments associated with the 13 story complex. The city included a church, a throne room and a complex irrigation system to irrigate the terraced rice fields.
In 1283, a terrible earthquake happened to have destroyed about two thirds of the city, exposed to the interior ceiling of the cave house. Now the city is one of the most spectacular sights in the country.Access to the cave to the city is relatively hard, going through a tunnel near the river Mtkvari. Today, the city Vardzia is maintained by a group of monks and visiting places you can pay a small fee.
8. Kandovan (Iran)
Located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran, Kandovan is also one of the village's longest cave offers many mysteries. The cave houses carved in the mountain cone. These mountains are formed from compressed volcanic ash hardened in the last eruption hundreds of years ago. Most of the caves range from 2-4 storeys. Ground floor for the animals, the middle tier to the living area and top floor will be a place to store items not in use. Material is quite ideal for home insulation capable, efficient insulation. So the cave house is always cool in summer and warm in winter.
9. Ortahisar (Turkey)
Ortahisar means "middle fortress" is located in the town of Goreme in central Turkey. 90 m high fortress is a highlight in the central region of Cappadocia limestone valleys. Clear structure of the castle fortress of Ortahisar in cave 86 m high with a honeycomb shape, and inside that tunnel. The castle was used as a military area and in its old place. Part of the fortress collapsed and exposing some of the interior, but today it has been restored and you can visit around the fort through the stairs.
10. Nevşehir (Turkey)
A town in the valley of Cappadocia is Üçhisar stone located in the highest position in the regional town of Nevşehir Turkey's only 7km to the east. Üçhisar stone castle like a natural skyscrapers in Cappadocia valley. Besides the castle has the highest fairy chimney area again. The top of the castle offers a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area. The cave area in the town of Nevşehir is said to be living the most densely populated. However, disaster was a most dangerous threat. This area is prone to flash floods, erosion, so that people leave this place as much. Now, the population decreased significantly, the last remaining inhabitants of the 1950s still live here.
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