Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela (Ensemble)

Wollo / Lasta, Lasta, Ethiopia

Panorama of Lalibela from Debra Tabor, adjacent to the Eastern Complex of churches 2006. The large roof visible left of centre covers Beta Madhane Alem and marks the location of the Northern Complex. In front of it and to the left is a procession of worshippers proceeding to Beta Giyorgis.David W. Phillipson, Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (Yale University Press, 2009), unnumbered frontispiece, ‘Panorama of Lalibela’ (image PDF p. 3; caption PDF p. 5).

Source record

Place: Wollo / Lasta, Lasta, Ethiopia
Source: Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (2009)
Book: Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries
Source reference: p. 3
Subject date: 1300
Type: architectural plate

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