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| Architect | unknown | |
| Location | Lalibela, Ethiopia map | |
| Date | circa 1250 timeline | |
| Building Type | churches | |
| Construction System | rock-hewn, carved stone | |
| Style | Medieval Ethiopian | |
| Notes | A UNESCO World Heritage Site. | |
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| Discussion | Churches of Lalibela Commentary
"In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia, the eleven medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century "New Jerusalem" were carved out of rock near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings. " — UNESCO | |
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Sources on Churches of Lalibela
Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. perspecitve drawing, Giorgis Church, p365. discussion, p364. — The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com
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Churches of Lalibela — UNESCO web site Churches of Lalibela at Archiplanet — Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration
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