What Is an Escarpment?

Cliffs are exposed rocks that are vertical or near vertical, and are a type of eroded and weathered terrain. Cliffs are common in coasts, river banks, mountains, and escarpments, and tributaries of waterfalls often flow through. The geology of the cliffs is mostly igneous rocks (eg granite, basalt).

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Since ancient times, most human habitats have been chosen to be flat and wide, but there are also some buildings in the world built on breathtaking cliffs, which have become a unique landscape.

Small town on a cliff

Ronda is a beautiful small town in southern Spain. It is located on a cliff 750 meters above sea level. Some residential houses in the town were close to the edge of the cliff. Bystanders looked trembling, but the local residents lived comfortably and peacefully.

This small town has a long history and is the birthplace of the Spanish bullfighting. It also has Spain's oldest bullring. The small city is divided into two parts, the new city and the old city. The steep canyon passes through it. There are three bridges in the canyon that connect the new city and the old city. The three bridges have their own characteristics and were built in the Roman Empire, Moorish, and 18th century.

Hotel on the cliff

The Hotel San Piato in Italy is a hotel built on a cliff, where you can see the beautiful coastal scenery, like the same paradise.

The location of this hotel is hidden and hard to find. The door of the hotel is hidden in a small house. From here, you must take an elevator to the main body of the hotel. You can also reach a hidden beach by elevator. If it is not for hotel guests, you cannot reach it unless you use a parachute.

Due to the special location, it is difficult to see the full picture of the hotel on land, so it has become a retreat for many stars. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery from this hotel without being disturbed. Floor-to-ceiling windows are also installed in the bathrooms here, so you can enjoy the beautiful views outside the windows while bathing.

Cliff Stupa

In the southeast of Myanmar is a stupa built on a boulder near a cliff. This stupa is a famous Buddhist shrine in Myanmar and one of the most famous wonders in Myanmar.

This pagoda is about 160 kilometers from Yangon. It is said that the pagoda has a history of 2,400 years. Since many believers will paste gold foil on the boulder under the pagoda, the boulder is like gold plating.

Seen from a distance, this pagoda stands on a boulder near a cliff, giving a shaky feeling, but for thousands of years, the pagoda and boulder still stand. Because of the magic of this stupa, many people come here to worship and visit each year.

Cliff cliff course

Most golf courses have better views, but the Houndstooth course on the southernmost islands of the Caribbean is even better. This course is built on a cliff, the slope of the ground is very large, and the beauty of the sea view is unparalleled.

The course is named after a huge canine-shaped coral rock near the tee. Here was originally a strange rocky coast. In the 1970s, a famous American architect built and designed a golf course. At the end of the 1990s, it cost another $ 100 million to expand. After the transformation, the overgrown field turned into a beautiful golf course.

The tee can overlook the magnificent scenery rare in the world. If you catch up with the wind, at the end of the long fairway, you may still hear the "dog" growling. ^[1]