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Eleven churches carved straight down into living rock

Oddly, the scaffolding compliments the geometric decorative scheme on Bet Emamanuel's exterior. And while scaffolding obscures the details, this is another example of a cross-shaped window at Lalibela
Oddly, the scaffolding compliments the geometric decorative scheme on Bet Emamanuel's exterior. And while scaffolding obscures the details, this is another example of a cross-shaped window at… © A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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