• The rock-hewn churches at Lalibela are made through a subtractive processes in which space is created by removing material.
  • The eleven Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are monolithic churches in the western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela.
  • And despite being ravaged by poverty, faith has remained strong over the centuries; Lalibela’s medieval rock-hewn churches are clear proof of that.
  • Touted as Ethiopia's Jerusalem and home to some of the finest UNESCO rock-hewn churches present in the world, Lalibela is a small rural village with a...
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  • Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela. The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart...
  • While other rock-hewn churches of Lalibela typically have a rectangular plan, the cruciform layout of St. George Church secured its iconic status.
  • Lalibela churches Rock-Hewn Churches Ethiopia There is some controversy as to when some of the churches were constructed.
  • Lalibela is home to eleven monolithic rock-hewn churches, the largest of their kind in the world, which have been standing for at least 800 years.
  • The Rock-Hewn Churches are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and they are also sometimes referred to as Lalibela's Churches.
  • With 11 rock-hewn churches, Lalibela is understandably a place of pilgrimage for those in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
  • The Rock-Hewn Churches in Lalibela also speaks to how Ethiopia is one of the first nations to adopt Christianity during the first half of the 4th century.
  • For tourists, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are an unmissable stop on tours of Ethiopia’s historic northern circuit.