Sentences with phrase «carved out of the rock»

The laboratory, carved out of the rock itself, hosts a range of research analyzing the overlying Engabreen glacier.

I highly recommend taking some time to explore all of the old houses and churches carved out of the rock.

The backdrops for the drama includes such legendary places as Chartres, Rennes - le - Chateau, churches carved out of the rock and mountain sanctuaries.

In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa, eleven medieval monolithic churches were carved out of rock.

The highlight is the Buddhist temple containing four colossal Buddhas carved out of the rock, sleeping, sitting and standing.

Many stations along the route are set in the mountain, these have panoramic viewing windows carved out of the rock providing astounding views of the mountain scenery.

Here you'll find some of the most striking stonework in all of Machu Picchu with a throne carved out of rock, stairways leading deeper into the cave and even phony doorways.

Iconic Santorini is a brand new boutique hotel opening April 2014 that has unique cave rooms, carved out of the rock on the island of Santorini.

The entrance is easy, one can simply jump in from the pier or use the steps carved out of the rocks.

As Paul Moorhouse writes, «Riley was astonished by the art she found in these ancient burial sites carved out of rock and located deep in the earth.

Close to 11 feet tall by 8 feet wide, the painting, now owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, carries more than a ton of white and gray pigment, built into a pattern of radiating lines that look carved out of a rock face.

Carved out of the rock, Bran was home to queens, kings, and knights.

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He is their representative in the Madrid parliament, where he has carved out a reputation as a rabble rouser, a rock star who marches into the chamber wearing T - shirts with political slogans, confronting the central government with provocative speeches, holding up props - from printers to handcuffs - to bring attention to his cause of the day.

That trees were created already decades old, with existing tree rings demonstrating their age; that dinosaur bones were placed in the Earth already millions of years old; canyons were created with layers of sedimentary rock AS IF they had been carved out by water over eons, etc..

The Olmec, who are famous for having carved heads up to eight feet tall out of rock, held sway in so - called Mesoamerica, along the Gulf of Mexico, from 1200 to 400 B.C..

The researchers focused on the planet's northern lowlands, where they observed the telltale signs of destruction: a washed - out coastline, rocks strewn across valleys and mountains, and channels carved by water rushing back into the ocean.

The mountains are made primarily of rock - hard water ice; the dunes are most likely ice granules coated with hydrocarbons; volcanoes probably belch methane and ammonia, and methane fills the lakes, evaporates to form clouds, and rains back down to carve out river channels.

Squats, deads, and other full body movements will do your body a world of good when done correctly, stripping off fat and carving out a rock solid physique!

The deviant street style of the New Yorkers in the early «80s, teen outcasts carving out identities by way of goth rock, suburban outsiders turning pastels on their heads — the sugary, playfully subversive Sibling trio has always looked close to home, to the codes of their youth, for inspiration.

John Doe is a man who balances two well - respected careers — as a musician, Doe was the co-founder, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist of one of America's most acclaimed alternative rock bands, X, and while he continues to write and record new material, he has also carved out a reputation as a busy and well - regarded character actor.

If you've been in the desert and are familiar with canyons and gullies carved out from hard rock, then you'll know there's a danger of flash floods.

Paul Thomas Anderson seems to carve the drama out of the rock of the earth and lubricate the character interaction with oil gushing from the ground.

After running out of food and water, we witness Aron using his free hand to carve his name and date of birth into the rock.

All schools have a degree of success with Times Tables Rock Stars but schools that get the most from the programme don't rush the tables for anyone, they use it for 3 minutes at the start of each maths lesson and they embrace the fun side so the main challenge is to carve out the time to do it well and find your inner rock mRock Stars but schools that get the most from the programme don't rush the tables for anyone, they use it for 3 minutes at the start of each maths lesson and they embrace the fun side so the main challenge is to carve out the time to do it well and find your inner rock mrock mojo.

Behind them, a green hillside climbed high in the sky, carved into fields by rough walls built out of rocks.

The «potholes», up to 6 meters deep cylinder - shaped holes were carved out in the rocks over a period of thousands of years by water, sand and stones.

Once the barefoot pilot drops you off after a 45 - minute seaplane flight from Nadi, you could spend the entire trip hiding out in one of the 26 oceanfront villas or hilltop residences, which have sun - soaked living areas, alfresco showers carved from rock, and heavenly infinity pools.

Carved out of a 1960s motel and set around two courtyards, Portland's rock star — worthy Jupiter Hotel has 80 basic rooms (aka crash pads), outfitted... Read More

The people of Cappadocia, Turkey have been carving homes out of the soft rock their otherworldly landscape of fairy chimneys for, quite literally, thousands of years.

To negotiate a sheer and almost vertical rock face nicknamed El Nariz del Diablo (the Devil's Nose), the railway's builders carved a steeply zig - zagging route directly out of the rock.

Visit Porto Moniz and swim in an incredible natural pool carved out of lava rocks that blend perfectly into the ocean.

Look out for the signs pointing to «Graffiti», these will lead you towards one of the treasures of Garda, prehistoric rock carvings.

The sacred peak of Huayna Picchu juts out above a bend in the Urubamba River and is accessed via a trail of steps originally cut into the mountainside by the Incas with a section of tunnel carved into the rocks.

- Garden bathroom with twin basins, walk - in rainshower and a huge couples bathtub carved out of a single river - rock boulder.

The sun rose further, slowly illuminating the magical landscape below with towering fairy chimneys, chiselled canyons, caves and pigeon houses carved out of soft tufa rock, and a distant volcano on the horizon.

Los Arcos is a cluster of massive rock formations carved out by the ocean over thousands of years.

As a Scuba Diver or Snorkeler you can enter the water on 3 easy steps carved out of the shore and explore Eden Rock / Devils Grotto in minutes.

In this small valley is a carved stone gateway, ancient disused bathing places (the king's on the left, the queen's on the right), and three meditation niches hewn out of the rock face, with slanting roofs and carvings decorating the wall above.

Then to Remarkable Rocks, via the spectacular coastline of Cape du Couedic, where the forces of nature have carved modern sculptures out of the granite.

The temple is carved out of a huge rock and little tunnels and passageways run throughout the site.

Most tours leave Ahu Akahanga and head directly to Rano Raraku where almost all moai were carved out of the volcanic rock.

The Natural Bridge is a unique rock which has been gradually carved out over time by the powerful Kicking Horse River to resemble a bridge, with a variety of waterfalls flowing around it.

Tide pools carved out of volcanic rock are located on the eastern side of the bay and home to hermit crabs, sea stars and much more.

Carved out of the landscape by tides, wind, and rain, the huge offshore sentinel rock of Tanah Lot supports a small but picturesque temple that is Bali's most photographed location.

Here you can indulge in a stunning private beach for complete relaxation, a unique seawater swimming pool carved directly out of the original, wind - sculpted rock and a refined Mediterranean restaurant.

But while Dance Dance Revolution still has its niche carved out, Guitar Hero carved out an entire chunk of the video game market, allowing Rock Band to sneak in with it, and then imploded the genre entirely within a few short years.

The girl on the right is a faithful follower of the church of punk rock, and she carves out riffs with a more hunky, bass - heavy sound.

Heading through a tunnel carved from rock we exit out into one of the many stunning beaches found in this year's Horizon offering.

From the outside, they reminded me of troglodyte houses whose openings could have been carved out from the rock.

So there are bodies squashed flat like peat bog men (Andra Ursuta) or posed like Renaissance figures (Tanyth Berkeley), policewomen draped like sirens on rocks (Jansson Stegner) and politicians carved out of sides of Iberian ham (Kasper Kovtiz).