Priest standing outside Lalibela church

Lalibela contains 11 monolithic churches that were dug directly into existing rock, rather than erected on the ground. They date primarily from the end of the 12th century, and have been designed a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

1993-11

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Ethiopia/Christian

Lalibela (Ethiopia)

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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