Rock-solid dwellings carved from cliffs

Leaving all "between a rock and a hard place" references aside, flip through the images here for amazing examples of rocky architecture, both old and modern. By Amy Schellenbaum, Curbed

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The modern people of the rock city of Matera, Italy, live in the same ravine homes their ancestors did nearly 9,000 years ago. How's that for a long-lasting structural material?
The modern people of the rock city of Matera, Italy, live in the same ravine homes their ancestors did nearly 9,000 years ago. How's that for a long-lasting structural material?