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Bete Georgis (St. George's) (alternate spelling Georghis)
TITLEBete Georgis (St. George's) (alternate spelling Georghis)
ARCHITECT/BUILDERKing Lalibela
NATIONEthiopia
SITELalibela
DETAILEntrance, Sunday morning gathering of the faithful in pit courtyard and surrounding bluffs
CITYLalibela
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION12th century
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEchurch
MATERIALSlive rock, stone, metamorphic rock
TYPEchurch; vernacular
OTHER TERMSliving rock, monolithic
NOTESLegend says angels, working by night, carved 2 ft for every 1 ft carved by man
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERjm148
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PHOTOGRAPHERJuli McGruder
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2002
SOURCEJuli McGruder
COPYRIGHT HOLDERJuli McGruder
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