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| lalibela_300.jpg[300×214] below: one of the 11 rock hewn churches of Lalibela (the Petra of Africa/the Eigth wonder of the world) below: Lake Tana Publishing origin | |
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| lalibela_church_and_pilgri[320×240] king. With the help of Angels, he completed his task. After the completion, St. George arrived, ordering his own church, which became the largest and most beautiful one.Monolithic churches The rock hewn churches of Lalibela were cut from massive volcanic rock soil. First, the contours were cut out deep, and then the decorations and interior were cut out from the outside in. We Publishing origin | |
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| lalibela_priest_showing_cr[320×240] historic cities in Ethiopia (Aksum, Godar, Lalibela) have their own type of crosses, but in Lalibela crosses of the other types are also present. Each church features one or two crosses. Our next church is small, but features a tabernacle (aka ark). It is a kind of chest, in which relics are kept. It is suggested that this one actually is the Ark of the Covenant, in which Publishing origin | |
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| ethiopia_church10.jpg[217×278] Meals - B,L,D Day 10, Gondar to Lalibela Today we fly to the amazing hillside town of Lalibela. Situated at 2,630m, it is as beautiful as the name sounds. Lalibela is known for it's 11 rock-hewn churches, which were Publishing origin |