List of colossal sculptures in situ
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This is a list of colossal sculptures that were carved in situ or in place, sometimes referred to as "living rock". This list includes two colossal stones that were intended to be moved; however they were never broken free of the quarry in which they were carved and therefore they would be considered carved in situ. Most of these were carved in ancient times.
In most cases, especially in India, the sculptures were carved out of "soft" rock like basalt or volcanic tuff. However in some cases they were carved out of harder rock like sandstone, or even granite in the case of the unfinished obelisk. The Egyptians may have been limited to using 10 pound dolerite balls to chip away at the granite. Dynamite was used in the carving of Mount Rushmore, another of the few colossal sculptures that was carved out of granite.
Afghanistan
- Buddhas of Bamyan - sandstone, destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban
Bangladesh
China
Egypt
- Great Sphinx of Giza - limestone
- Abu Simbel - sandstone
- The unfinished obelisk at Aswan - granite
- Seti I - limestone
Ethiopia
- Ethiopian architecture - red volcanic tuff
- Church of Saint George, Lalibela- volcanic tuff
India
- Ajanta Caves
- Badami Cave Temples - sandstone
- Barabar Caves - oldest rockcut cave of India
- Ellora Caves
- Kailash Temple
- Kanheri Caves
- List of India cave temples
- Vijayanagara
- Mahabalipuram - partly granite
Iran
Jordan
- Petra - sandstone
Lebanon
Malta
Mexico
Peru
- Chachapoya cliff tombs at Revash
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
- Sigiriya - limestone
Turkey
United States
- Mount Rushmore - granite
- Crazy Horse Memorial - work in progress
- Stone Mountain - granite
Ukraine
Other lists
- List of India cave temples
- List of statues by height
- List of statues
- List of tallest statues in the United States
- List of Roman domes
- List of world's largest domes
- New Seven Wonders of the World
- List of archaeological sites sorted by country
- List of megalithic sites
- List of archaeoastronomical sites by country
- List of Egyptian pyramids
- List of Mesoamerican pyramids
- Lists of wars
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