Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela: Top Photos

Eleven medieval churches carved from living rock, a Jerusalem built in Africa

According to the Web site Selamta.net, churches in and near Lalibela fall into one of the three categories: "1. Built-up cave churches, which are ordinary structures inside a natural cave. . . . 2. Ro
According to the Web site Selamta.net, churches in and near Lalibela fall into one of the three categories: "1. Built-up cave churches, which are ordinary structures inside a natural cave. . . . 2.… © A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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