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Bete Gabriel-Rufael: the church that may once have been a fortress, reached across a moat-like chasm
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Gabriel-Rufael, dedicata agli arcangeli Gabriele e Raffaele, si distingue dalle…
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Bete Giyorgis: the church carved downward into solid rock, in the shape of a cross
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Giyorgis (Chiesa di San Giorgio) fu scavata interamente dall'alto verso…
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Bete Golgotha: the church tradition says holds King Lalibela’s own tomb, forbidden to women
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Golgotha appartiene al gruppo nord-occidentale delle chiese scavate nella roccia,…
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Bete Maryam: the oldest and most sacred of Lalibela’s churches, hiding a pillar no one is allowed to see
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Maryam (Chiesa di Santa Maria) fu scavata in un unico…
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Bete Medhane Alem: believed to be the largest church ever carved from a single block of rock
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Medhane Alem (Casa del Salvatore del Mondo) fu scavata in…
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Bete Merkorios: the church some say was once a prison, reached through a tunnel of total darkness
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Merkorios appartiene al gruppo orientale delle chiese scavate nella roccia,…
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Bete Meskel: the humble “House of the Cross,” among the smallest of Lalibela’s eleven churches
A Lalibela, in Etiopia, la chiesa di Bete Meskel appartiene al gruppo nord-occidentale delle chiese scavate nella roccia,…
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Blue Nile Falls
Ethiopia's most iconic waterfall, the Blue Nile Falls plunge 42 metres in four streams, known locally as Tis…
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Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion: reputed home of the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by a monk confined for life
La chiesa originaria di Santa Maria di Sion si ritiene sia stata costruita durante il regno di Ezana,…
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