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Eleven churches carved straight down into living rock

Note: Best viewed "large." You might well ask "What wall frieze?" OK, I'll admit I photographed this damaged painting out of pity and admiration, and to show that art history isn't just an endless suc
Note: Best viewed "large." You might well ask "What wall frieze?" OK, I'll admit I photographed this damaged painting out of pity and admiration, and to show that art history isn't just an endless… © A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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