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[[Image:Mahabalipuram, Pancha Rathas, Tamil Nadu, India.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pancha Rathas]] monolith rock-cut temple, late 7th century]]<br />
'''Monolithic architecture''' describes buildings which are carved, cast or excavated from a single piece of material, historically from rock. The most basic form of [[monolith]]ic architecture is a [[Rock-cut architecture|rock-cut building]], such as the [[monolithic church]]es of [[Ethiopia]] built by the [[Zagwe dynasty]], or the [[Pancha Rathas]] in [[India]]. These are cut out of solid rock, to which they remain attached at the base. In most cases this is evident from the remaining surrounding rock, but sometimes a building is cut from an [[outcrop]], as in the [[Shore Temple]] in southern India, and only inspection at close quarters reveals that the building is monolithic.<br />
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The terms ''monolith'' and ''[[monolithic column]]'' are normally used for objects made from a single large piece of rock which is detached from the ground. They may have been moved a considerable distance, as with several ancient [[Egyptian obelisk]]s, which have been moved around the world. Buildings with a structural material that is poured into place, most commonly [[concrete]], can also be described as monolithic. Extreme examples are [[monolithic dome]]s, where the material is sprayed inside of a [[Formwork|form]] to produce the solid structure.<br />
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An ancient example of a monolithic dome is that of the [[Mausoleum of Theodoric]] in [[Ravenna]], [[Italy]], the roof of which is made from a single stone.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Architecture of cathedrals and great churches]]<br />
*[[Church architecture]]<br />
*[[Early Christian art and architecture]]<br />
*[[Statue of Ahimsa]], largest monolithic sculpture<br />
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==References==<br />
*Russell Sturgis, ''Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building''<br />
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==External links==<br />
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