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[[File:Biete Medhane Alem.jpg|thumb|The rock church '''Biete Medhane Alem''' in Lalibela, Ethiopia]] |
[[File:Biete Medhane Alem.jpg|thumb|The rock church '''Biete Medhane Alem''' in Lalibela, Ethiopia]] |
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'''Biete Medhane Alem''' is an underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in [[Lalibela]], [[Ethiopia]]. It was created during the [[Kingdom of Axum]].<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><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 UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/18|title=Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela|author=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|work=unesco.org}}</ref> |
'''Biete Medhane Alem''' is an underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in [[Lalibela]], [[Ethiopia]]. It was created during the [[Kingdom of Axum]].<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><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 UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=http://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]] and believed to be the largest monolithic church in the world, probably a copy of [[St Mary of Zion]] in [[Aksum]].<ref>[[Lalibela]]</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 00:21, 18 December 2016
Biete Medhane Alem is an underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was created during the Kingdom of Axum.[1][2] It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.[3] Biete Medhane Alem (House of the Saviour of the World) is home to the Lalibela Cross and believed to be the largest monolithic church in the world, probably a copy of St Mary of Zion in Aksum.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lalibela