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Country : Ethiopia

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Photos marked as were added from 11 December 2021.


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Description Year
Taken
Ethiopia
Tigray
Debre Damo
 The nunnery.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Lalibela is a hilly town famous for its 12th and 13th century rock hewn churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Lalibela is at 2600m.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The rock hewn church of Bet Giyorgis stands in a pit of excavated rock.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 From above, Bet Giyorgis is in the shape of a Greek cross.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The church has windows only on the upper level.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The lower level of the church has false windows and Aksumite influence.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Detail of the lower level with a door and false window.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The church is 15m high and is dedicated to the patron saint of Ethiopia.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Detail of a carved window.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Passageway leading down to the church entrance.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Priest walking along the channel leading to the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The church is reached via a tunnel.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Priest opening up the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Man at the church entrance at the base of the pit.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Woman and child entering the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The church is monolithic; the rock around it was excavated away.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The priest in the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Church drum, used for the call to prayer.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The ceiling of the church with a cross and windows providing light.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Pilgrim kissing the church on entry.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 Rastafarian pilgrim.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 The outer walls of the pit have many chambers carved into the rock.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Giyorgis
 A chamber with the bones of pilgrims.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 The centre of Lalibela, a small town at 2600m.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 The small post office in a shack.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Hills overlooking the town.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 A bar near the centre of town.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Rueppell's Glossy Starling.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 View over Lalibela at sunset.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Sunset.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Man and his son visiting the six churches known as the North Western Group.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Seated men at the North Western Group of churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 Bet Medhane Alem is the largest rock hewn church in the world. It is protected by a roof.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 The church has 34 columns making it resemble a Greek temple. It is 11.5m high and 33.5m long.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 Columns, windows on two levels and carvings.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 Aksumite style window.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 The interior is carpeted and has 40 columns.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 The ceiling and the monolithic columns.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 Aksumite and cross shaped windows.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 Painting of the crucifiction.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 The priests.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 One of the four ailes with church drums.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Medhane Alem
 Pilgrim reading his Bible in the pit containing the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Side chamber on the pit wall.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Tunnel connecting Bet Medhane Alem with other churches in the North Western Group.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Bet Maryam is the oldest church in Lalibela and is dedicated to the Virgin.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 The East wall of Bet Maryam tells the story of the Crucifiction.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Three windows symbolising the crucifiction of Jesus.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Window with a small opening above it dedicated to the repenting sinner crucified with Jesus.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 The interior of the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 The ceiling is covered with geometric paintings.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Carved columns.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Framed religious painting.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Detail of an icon of Maryam (Mary) and Jesus.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Looking out from the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Maryam
 Indian influenced swastica window.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Bet Maryam sits in an area containing three churches and two chapels.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Meskel
 Bet Meskel is carved into the northern wall of the pit containing Bet Maryam.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Meskel
 Carvings on the outer wall.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Tenagri
 The entrance to Bet Tenagri, a small church carved in the wall of the Bet Maryam pit.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Tenagri
 The priest and his cross in the tiny Bet Tenagri.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Tenagri
 The carved ceiling contains arches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Tenagri
 Paintings on canvas.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Tenagri
 View from the steep steps of Bet Tenagri to Bet Maryam.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Narrow passage between churches of the North Western Group.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Danaghel
 Bet Danaghel is a brick chapel overlooking the Bet Maryam pit.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Danaghel
 Bet Danaghel is free standing and overlooks a group of three churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Tunnels and passageways connecting the churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Store room in one of the passages linking the North Western complex of churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 Tunnel leading to Bet Mikael.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 Bet Mikael is set on a three stepped plynth.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 View of Bet Mikael and its windows.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 Delicately carved window.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 The interior of Bet Mikael.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 Canvas painting.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Mikael
 Carved monolithic columns and ceiling with cross.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Golgotha
 Bet Golgotha is connected to Bet Mikael and has walls carved with saints.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Golgotha
 Saint carved on the wall.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
Bet Golgotha
 Carved saint and wall paintings.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Wooden bridge and rooms carved into the rock.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Tunnels at the North Western Group of churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 The original entrance to the North Western Group of churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 View of traditional Lalibela houses.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Women carrying straw.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Lalibela is overlooked by mountains.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Street scene near the churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Different style hosues in the hilly town.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Hemprich's Hornbill.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Woman drinking coffee.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Overview of the central regions of Lalibela.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Sunset over the mountains.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Early morning pilgrims.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Man and woman talking.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 A group of seated pilgrims.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Round houses at dawn.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Pilgrims walking between churches.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Typical two storey round shaped house.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Two women and a hornbill.
2011
Ethiopia
Lalibela
 Old woman.
2011

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