Rock-cut complex of San Liberatore

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Rock-cut complex of San Liberatore
Complesso rupestre di San Liberatore

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Affiliation Roman Catholic
Municipality Serramonacesca
State Italy
Province Province of Pescara
Region Abruzzo

Complesso rupestre di San Liberatore (Italian for Rock-cut complex of Saint Liberator) is a rock-cut architecture located in Serramonacesca, Province of Pescara (Abruzzo, Italy). [1]

Italian language Romance language

Italian is a Romance language. Italian, together with Sardinian, is by most measures the closest language to Vulgar Latin of the Romance languages. Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria. It formerly had official status in Albania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro (Kotor) and Greece, and is generally understood in Corsica and Savoie. It also used to be an official language in the former Italian East Africa and Italian North Africa, where it plays a significant role in various sectors. Italian is also spoken by large expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia. In spite of not existing any Italian community in their respective national territories and of not being spoken at any level, Italian is included de jure, but not de facto, between the recognized minority languages of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania. Many speakers of Italian are native bilinguals of both standardized Italian and other regional languages.

Rock-cut architecture The creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock

Rock-cut architecture is the creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock where it naturally occurs. Rock-cut architecture is designed and made by man from the start to finish. In India and China, the terms 'cave' and 'cavern' are often applied to this form of man-made architecture. However, caves and caverns, that began in natural form, are not considered to be 'rock-cut architecture' even if extensively modified. Although rock-cut structures differ from traditionally built structures in many ways, many rock-cut structures are made to replicate the facade or interior of traditional architectural forms. Interiors were usually carved out by starting at the roof of the planned space and then working downward. This technique prevents stones falling on workers below. The three main uses of rock-cut architecture were temples, tombs and cave dwellings.

Serramonacesca Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

Serramonacesca is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

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References

  1. ↑ "Stone complex of St. Liberatore". Majella National Park. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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