Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela: Top Photos

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

The preceding photo shows the exterior side of a puzzling window in the 13th century Church of Bet Meskel in Lalibela, Ethiopia. See the preceding photo for a discussion of what makes the window puzz
The preceding photo shows the exterior side of a puzzling window in the 13th century Church of Bet Meskel in Lalibela, Ethiopia. See the preceding photo for a discussion of what makes the window… © A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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