Verified12.0310° N · 39.0430° E · 2480 m
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
Lalibela Churches
Zagwe dynasty·Ethiopian Orthodox·🇪🇹 Amhara Region, Lasta, Ethiopia
About
About Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
11 medieval monolithic rock-cut churches chiselled from tuff into trenches, connected by tunnels, built for King Lalibela as New Jerusalem pilgrimage site; UNESCO 1978.
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History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.1181–1221 (Lalibela reign)
- Period
- Zagwe dynasty
- Culture
- Ethiopian Orthodox
- Purpose
- Pilgrimage churches / New Jerusalem
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.1181–1221 (Lalibela reign)
Initial construction
c. 1648 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
12.0310° N · 39.0430° E · 2480 m
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