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The National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother, popularly known as The Grotto, is a Catholic outdoor altar and sanctuary located in the Madison South district of Portland, Oregon, United States. Constructed in 1924, the sanctuary covers 62 acres (25 ha), [ 2 ] set both at the foot of, and atop, a 110 foot (34 m) cliff.
Grotto Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River valley, across from Canmore, Alberta, Canada. It is a popular hiking spot among locals and is home to the Rat's Nest Cave. [1] The mountain was named for a grotto-like cave within it. [5] [1] The pictographs where the creek first narrows into canyon area warning of FALLING ROCK !
The Oregon High Desert Grotto (or OHDG) is an American caving club, known as a Grotto.It is affiliated with the National Speleological Society.. OHDG is involved with caving and conservation efforts in central Oregon and beyond, including the Oregon Caves National Monument, [1] the Lava Beds National Monument in northern California, [2] and caves in western Idaho and southern Washington.
The word grotto comes from Italian grotta, Vulgar Latin grupta, and Latin crypta ("a crypt"). [2] It is also related by a historical accident to the word grotesque.In the late 15th century, Romans accidentally unearthed Nero's Domus Aurea on the Palatine Hill, a series of rooms, decorated with designs of garlands, slender architectural framework, foliage, and animals.
Within the cave, Cave Creek is known as the River Styx, named for the river Styx of Greek mythology connecting Earth to the Underworld. [7] In late 2014, Congress added the River Styx to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System , [ 11 ] which added a level of protection aimed at keeping the stream free-flowing in perpetuity. [ 12 ]
The Cave Creek Inn was built in 1920 and is Cave Creek's longest operating commercial building. It is now occupied by a restaurant. The Cave Creek Service Station was built in 1925. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [5] Frontier Town, which is also pictured, is located at 6245 E. Cave Creek Road.
The ceiling and surrounding cliffs of the grotto are home to moss, maidenhair fern and cliff swallows. The Ashe juniper (cedar) uplands of the preserve are home to the endangered golden-cheeked warbler. [2] The natural pool and creek are not chemically treated, so water quality is monitored regularly and swimming is occasionally restricted.
The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a gastropub located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. It is partly dug into the cliff face and fronted with a more conventional building opening onto the beach. The pub is one of the very few "cave bars" in Europe, another being Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in ...