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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
DETAILDetail of window at rear
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 NUMBERjm009
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERJuli McGruder
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2002
SOURCEJuli McGruder
COPYRIGHT HOLDERJuli McGruder
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