Churches of Lalibela
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| Churches of Lalibela | |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Lalibela, Ethiopia |
| Date | circa 1250 |
| Building Type | churches |
| Climate | |
| Context | |
| Architectural Style | Medieval Ethiopian |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | A UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Churches_of_Lalibela.html |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela |
| UNESCO State Party | Ethiopia |
| Region | Africa |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii |
| UNESCO Site ID | 18 |
| Year of Listing | 1978 |
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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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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
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Churches of Lalibela — UNESCO web site
