Rock-Hewn Ancient Churches Of Lalibela
AncientPages.com | August 22, 2018
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are eleven medieval monolithic churches in Lalibela, one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Axum.
The construction of the churches is dated somewhere between the 1150s and the 1170s, during the reign of king Lalibela, one of the most famous rulers of Ethiopia's Zagwe Dynasty. In fact, the ancient town of Roha, was named after king Lalibela himself upon his death.
These truly amazing structures - undoubtedly a masterwork in the history of rock-cut architecture, are located about 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Addis Abeba and halfway up on Roha Mountain.
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