Beta Giyorgis, general view from the west, 2006. In the foreground is the canalised course of the Giyorgis torrent, with the old approach behind. The peaks of Asheten are on the horizon, directly behind the church.

Lalibela, Amhara Highlands, Ethiopia

229 Beta Giyorgis, general view from the west, 2006. In the foreground is the canalised course of the Giyorgis torrent, with the old approach behind. The peaks of Asheten are on the horizon, directly behind the church.David W. Phillipson, Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (Yale University Press, 2009), fig. 229

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Date of image: 2006
Creator: David W. Phillipson
Place: Lalibela, Amhara Highlands, Ethiopia
Source: David W. Phillipson — Ancient Churches of Ethiopia (2009)
Book: Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries
Source reference: David W. Phillipson, Ancient Churches of Ethiopia: Fourth–Fourteenth Centuries (Yale University Press, 2009), p. 148, fig. 229.
Page: 148
Type: Book illustration

Lalibela. Regional identification and exact caption follow the reviewed publication source ledger.

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