Yemrehana Krestos
Rock-CutAfricaEthiopiac. 1100 CEZagwe dynasty / Ethiopian Orthodox
12th-century church built (not carved) inside a vast cave near Lalibela, using alternating layers of wood and white gypsum stone. Predates the Lalibela rock-hewn complex and considered one of Ethiopia's most beautiful religious structures.
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