Ethiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian

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Ethiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Exterior view church in the shape of a cross. Constructed during the reign of King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, of the late Zagwe dynasty. Late 12th-early 13th century.

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