Lalibela

Places in this region

Image of Bet Giorgis Church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia | Bet Giorgis seen from ground level. (Wikimedia Commons)
Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bet Giorgis Church

Church built into stone, in a town frozen in biblical times

Situated in the small town of Lalibela in Ethiopia, which is home to eleven monolothic churches (or rock-hewn churches, each carved entirely out of a single block of granite with its roof at... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Madiha Bataineh and Nicholas Jackson

Image of Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela located in Lalibela, Ethiopia
Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church carved out of a single rock

When young Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela was born into the Zagwe Dynasty in Ethiopia, the town of Lalibela was known as Roha. The name Lalibela was given to the young boy when he was surrounded by a... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan