FIL KHANA 2: Elephant House

(بهسود ولسوالۍ - AF)
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Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A large, exceptional man-made rock chamber, big enough to serve as an elephant stable (note), lies adjacent to the -right-hand side- (south) of the -Vihara Cave- (–>Fil Khana no.1). CAVE DESCRIPTION (SIMPSON 1882a: 325, plate 3; 1882b): It has a large [east facing] opening, perhaps about 20 feet high [6m], narrow at the top and wide below, like a pointed Gothic arch, only these words suggest an architectural character which would mislead in this case; the Cave turns from the entrance at right angles to the south, from which there is a narrow passage to the outside, where it meets a similar passage from the entrance.A large, exceptional man-made rock chamber, big enough to serve as an elephant stable (note), lies adjacent to the -right-hand side- (south) of the -Vihara Cave- (–>Fil Khana no.1). CAVE DESCRIPTION (SIMPSON 1882a: 325, plate 3; 1882b): It has a large [east facing] opening, perhaps about 20 feet high [6m], narrow at the top and wide below, like a pointed Gothic arch, only these words suggest an architectural character which would mislead in this case; the Cave turns from the entrance at right angles to the south, from which there is a narrow passage to the outside, where it meets a similar passage from the entrance.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Simpson, William 1882a, 1882b.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0Bahrabad (Grottes de)
0.0FIL KHANA 3: Niche
0.0FIL KHANA karez / kariz
1.4Fil Khana 1: Vihara
1.4Fil Khana (Caves at)
1.4Fil Khana 4: Bazaar
1.4Fil Khana 5: upper Niche
4.2Barabad karez / kariz
5.8Surkh Tope (Caves at)