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Lalibela
(or Lalibala), a city in northeastern Ethiopia, in Wallo Province, located east of Lake Tana on the slopes of Mount Abuna Josef. Lalibela was a medieval religious center and the capital of the Zague dynasty (12th-13th century). It is well known for its monolithic three-aisled churches. Of simplified geometric form they are hewn out of volcanic tufa (Biet Mariam, Medhane Alem, Biet Emmanuel, Biet Mercurios, Biet Giorgis, Biet Gabriel-Rufael). Reliefs and wall painting in these churches fancifully combine Christian and pagan symbols and motifs. REFERENCESMonti della Corte, A. A. Lalibela. Rome, 1940.Bidder, J. Lalibela. London, 1959. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | May 4 to 5 I go via plane to see the rock churches of Lalibella. Other events include celebrating the 1000th anniversary of the largely Muslim city of Harrar and other religious sites such as Lalibella with its rock-hewn churches and Axum, once the seat of Ethiopian orthodox Christianity, with the Ark of the Covenant and its ancient pre-Christian obelisks. After all I was there to visit the monolithic stone churches at Lalibella, the 4th century monastery of Debra Dahmo, but somewhere in Addis Ababa, I was told this story. |
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