Biete Abba Libanos, Lalibela

Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia

Beta Abba Libanos, the western bays of the nave with the north aisle beyond, viewed from the south, 1997. Note the horizontal architrave and Aksumite frieze; the ceiling of the nave is vaulted, while that of the aisle is flat.David W. Phillipson, Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (Yale University Press, 2009), p. 145, fig. 225.

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Place: Lalibela, Amhara, Ethiopia
Source: Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (2009)
Book: Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries
Source reference: p. 145, fig. 225.
Subject date: 12th–13th century (traditional attribution to the reign of King Lalibela)
Type: architectural plate

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