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{{short description|Monolith rock-cut church in Ethiopia}} |
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'''Biete Medhane Alem''' is an [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Orthodox]] underground monolith [[rock-cut architecture|rock-cut]] church located in [[Lalibela]], [[Ethiopia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ethiopia/northern-ethiopia/lalibela/sights/religious/bet-medhane-alem|title=Biete Medhane Alem|author=Lonely Planet Guide}}</ref> It was built during the [[Zagwe dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lali/hd_lali.htm|title=The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela|author=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref> It is part of the [[Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela|UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela]].<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/18|title=Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela|author=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|work=unesco.org}}</ref> Biete Medhane Alem (House of the Saviour of the World) is home to the [[Lalibela Cross]]. |
'''Biete Medhane Alem''' is an [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Orthodox]] underground monolith [[rock-cut architecture|rock-cut]] church located in [[Lalibela]], [[Ethiopia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ethiopia/northern-ethiopia/lalibela/sights/religious/bet-medhane-alem|title=Biete Medhane Alem|author=Lonely Planet Guide}}</ref> It was built during the [[Zagwe dynasty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lali/hd_lali.htm|title=The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela|author=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref> It is part of the [[Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela|UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela]].<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/18|title=Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela|author=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|work=unesco.org}}</ref> Biete Medhane Alem (House of the Saviour of the World) is home to the [[Lalibela Cross]]. |
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Latest revision as of 08:23, 3 June 2023
Biete Medhane Alem is an Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia.[1] It was built during the Zagwe dynasty.[2] It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.[3] Biete Medhane Alem (House of the Saviour of the World) is home to the Lalibela Cross.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biete Medhani Alem.
- ^ Lonely Planet Guide. "Biete Medhane Alem".
- ^ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela".
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela". unesco.org.
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