Made out of basaltic material
Cultural WHS that were made using basalt rocks, including the basaltic dolerite and tezontle.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ajanta Caves | "The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock" (wiki) | |
| Brimstone Hill Fortress | "The principal structures of the fortress are situated on different levels of the upper third of the hill and were constructed in dressed stone (basalt) blocks with a rubble core." (OUV statement) | |
| Elephanta Caves | "The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock" (wiki) | |
| Ellora Caves | "There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills" (wiki) | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Metropolitan Cathedral façade and Templo Mayor are made of a red basalt, called tezontle | |
| Nan Madol | "wall construction using massive columnar basalt stones" (OUV) | |
| Pico Island | "The material used to construct the currais and buildings is largely composed of local, irregular, weatherworn, black basalt rocks." (official description) | |
| Rapa Nui | "Basalt, a hard, dense stone used for toki and at least one of the moai." (wiki) | |
| Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple | "unique artistic works carved out of the hard dolerite stone giving it a metal like finish with intact lustre" (OUV) | |
| Umm Al-Jimāl | "embodied in the well-preserved distinctive basalt architecture" (OUV) | |
| Via Appia | Road surface was made of basalt stones carefully cut and fitted together | |
| Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai | "Some of the prominent edifices of old Bombay constructed from basalt include the High Court, .., the Prince of Wales Museum..." (IUGS) |
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