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Fortress-palace built atop a 200-meter volcanic plug

Restoration work was going on around some of the paintings. The exit and a 'mirror hall' are through a spiral staircase at the other end of the cave. (May/ June 2011)
Restoration work was going on around some of the paintings. The exit and a 'mirror hall' are through a spiral staircase at the other end of the cave. (May/ June 2011) © shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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