Suur Taevaskoda
Suure Taevaskoja kalju juures on Ahja jõe ürgoru sügavus 32 meetrit. Jõelookes asuva kaarja kujuga kalju pikkus 150 meetrit, kõrgus 24 meetrit. See on Ahja jõe ürgoru kõige kõrgem liivakivipaljand. Kaarjas kaljusein mitmekordistab kärestike veevulinat, võimendab linnulaulu ja inimeste kõnekõminat. Suure Taevaskoja koopaid on mainitud ka vanades ürikutes. Kroonika teab pajatada, et 17.-18. sajandil olnud Suure Taevaskoja kaljus mitme jala kõrgusel lõhe, millest inimene vaevalt läbi mahtunud. Sissekäik viinud suuremasse ruumi, mille taga olnud veel kolm eraldi kambrit. Kaugemast minevikust ürikulised andmed puuduvad, on vaid põlvest põlve edasiantud muistendid.
The ancient valley of the Ahja River is 32 metres deep at the Suur Taevaskoda (Large Heaven’s Hall) Cliff. The curved cliff situated in the river bend is 150 metres long and 24 metres high. This is the highest sandstone outcrop in the ancient valley of the Ahja River. The curved cliff wall amplifies the sound of the swirling water coming from the rapids, the singing of the birds and the voices of visitors. The Suur Taevaskoda caves are mentioned in records dating back several centuries. Old chronicles tell us that in the 17th and 18th centuries the Suur Taevaskoda Cliff had a gap at several feet from ground level, barely wide enough for a person to squeeze through. This gap was said to lead into a large space with three separate chambers behind it. There are no earlier written records, but folk legends exist, passed on from generation to generation.
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