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Bete Maryam (Church of the Virgin Mary)
TITLEBete Maryam (Church of the Virgin Mary)
ARCHITECT/BUILDERQueen Lalibela
NATIONEthiopia
SITELalibela
DETAILWindow
CITYLalibela
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION12th century
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEchurch
MATERIALSlive rock, stone, metamorphic rock
TYPEchurch; vernacular
OTHER TERMSliving rock, monolithic
NOTESAll other Lalibela churches are credited to the King while this one specifically is said to have been built by his wife. Legend has it that the church was carved in one night's time by angels. The woman is Sewit Assefaw.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERjm015
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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