Ethiopia (1/2012) - Lalibela, Ethiopian Christmas period
Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia, known for its monolithic churches. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country. Unlike Aksum, the population of Lalibela is almost completely Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. The layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, especially by the local clergy, to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem. This has led some experts to date the current form of its famous churches to the years following the capture of Jerusalem in 1187 by the Muslim soldier Saladin.
During the reign of Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (a member of the Zagwe Dynasty, who ruled Ethiopia in the late 12th century and early 13th century) the current town of Lalibela was known as Roha. The saintly king was given this name due to a swarm of bees said to have surrounded him at his birth, which his mother took as a sign of his future reign as Emperor of Ethiopia. The names of several places in the modern town and the general layout of the monolithic churches themselves are said to mimic names and patterns observed by Lalibela during the time he spent in Jerusalem and the Holy Land as a youth.
Lalibela is said to have seen Jerusalem and then attempted to build a new Jerusalem as his capital in response to the capture of old Jerusalem by Muslims in 1187. As such, many features have Biblical names - even the town's river is known as the River Jordan. It remained the capital of Ethiopia from the late 12th century and into the 13th century.
This rural town is known around the world for its churches carved from the living rock, which play an important part in the history of rock-cut architecture. Though the dating of the churches is not well established, most are thought to have been built during the reign of Lalibela, namely during the 12th and 13th centuries. There are 13 churches, assembled in four groups:
The Northern Group: Bet Medhane Alem, 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. It is linked to Bete Maryam (possibly the oldest of the churches), Bete Golgotha (known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela), the Selassie Chapel and the Tomb of Adam.
The Western Group: Bete Giyorgis, said to be the most finely executed and best preserved church.
The Eastern Group: Bete Amanuel (possibly the former royal chapel), Bete Merkorios (which may be a former prison), Bete Abba Libanos and Bete Gabriel-Rufael (possibly a former royal palace), linked to a holy bakery.
Lalibela, Ethiopia (ላሊበላ) - Tour of the Incredible Rock Churches!
Lalibela, Ethiopia (ላሊበላ) is home to the incredible rock churches of Lalibela, carved from single blocks of stone. Here's my blog:
When I traveled to Ethiopia, I first stayed in Addis Ababa. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get to Lalibela, a destination I had dreamed of visiting, because I didn't really have the time to take the bus, and I didn't think I could afford the flight. But one day, I decided to drop by the Ethiopian Airlines office in downtown Addis, and they gave me a quote for a roundtrip flight to Lalibela at just over $100. I took it, and I'm so glad I was able to visit this incredible little town.
Lalibela, Ethiopia (ላሊበላ) is one of the most important and holy cities in all of Ethiopia for followers of the Ethiopian orthodox church. Under control of King Lalibela, the goal was to turn the small town into a the second Jerusalem. Building rock churches and setting his holy city up in the same design and layout as that of Jerusalem, the King aimed to make his capital city a spiritual homeland.
The churches of Lalibela are on the list of UNESCO world heritage sites, with 11 of the churches qualifying. When you buy an entrance ticket, you can then tour all 11 of the churches. Many of them are connected and in there are three main clusters of churches. The first and ultimately most important of the churches in Lalibela (and show first in this video) is the Church of Saint George. This is the best preserved and it stands all alone, carved into the giant red stone. When I was there, it was a good morning because there was a small ceremony going on, and lots of local Ethiopian pilgrims had come to pay respect and worship at the church. To get down to the bottom of the church there's only a single entrance, through a trench leading to the bottom.
After walking around the Church of Saint George we proceeded on to the other churches of Lalibela including the House of Golgotha, House of Emanuel, and the House of the Saviour of the World, all of which were incredibly stunning. One of the most amazing aspects of the churches is that they are rock hewn, cut from single blocks of stone, and literally carved out by hand. So the builders had to begin from the roof, carving down until they had the shape of a church, and then start carving the church out to create a structure that could be used. After the construction of the rock churches of Lalibela, they were then decorated and painted with beautiful colors. Seeing the churches is such an impressive site!
If you have the chance to visit Ethiopia, definitely make a point to stop by the rock churches of Lalibela, especially if you enjoy either history or architecture. The attractions are still no overcrowded with foreign tourists, and mostly cater to local Ethiopian pilgrims.
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Lalibela churches and monasteries in Ethiopia.
Lalibela churches and monasteries in Ethiopia. Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia that is famous for its monolithic rock-cut Lalibela churches. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country. Unlike Aksum, the population of Lalibela is almost completely Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. The layout and names of the major Lalibela churches are widely accepted, especially by the local clergy, to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem. If you are in Ethiopia it is worth visiting the Lalibela churches, because they are so unique and exciting. There are many Lalibela churches existing, spread over an area of about 4 sqkm. All Lalibela churches are situated within a area where you have to pay admission fee, although the local people have free access to all Lalibela churches. Lalibela churches are still active churches to the locals and you can find all day people praying and worshipping.
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In Focus: The Lalibela Churches
Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology.
Today we travel to Ethiopia to see the so-called 'eighth wonder of the world', the Lalibela Churches.
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The festival of the findings of the true cross in Lalibela, Ethiopia with Access Eco Trekking Ethiopia Tours
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Lalibela -Wonders and Mystery:
This film depicts the Wonders of and Mystery of the churches at Lalibela which were built some 900 years ago. Watch this highly acclaimed video at abaymovies.com.
Interview with Tour Guide in the Holly City of Lalibela - Ethiopia May 2017
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Bete Gabriel Ruphael lChurche in Lalibela - Ethiopia May 2017
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Behold, a colorful children's book about the creation of Ethiopia's churches of Lalibela. Chiseled by hand, King Lalibela carved a wonder of the world with perfect geometric precision.
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GIZA SPHINX OF LALIBELA'S ETHIOPIAN CROSS ARCHITETCUAL ORIGIN OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK CROSS
GIZA SPHINX OF LALIBELA'S ETHIOPIAN CROSS ARCHITECTUAL ORIGIN OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK OUTER WALL STONE RECTANGULAR WINDOW FRAMES IMAGE OF AN CENTRAL ETHIOPIAN CROSS SHAPED BUILDING STRUCTURE THAT IS LOCATED IN MODERN LALIBELA WHERE WE SEE THE SAME GLOBED EARTH STEP PYRAMID MERCATOR PROJECTION OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS 49:8 ETHIOPIAN LION SPHINX OF GIZA & GAZA AT ITS BASE. MY DISCOVERIES DESTROYS THE 400 YEAR OLD MISTRANSLATED KING JAME BIBLE EURO CENTRICT TEMPLE MOUNT VIEWS OF MANY CHRISTIANS & JEWS. AS WE REDISCOVER JUST WHO IT IS THAT ACTUALLY RETURNS TO THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT WE SEE THE LION SPHINX OF ANCIENT GIZA & GAZA GEOMETRICT ANSWER WITHIN THE DOME OF THE ROCK OUTER WALL STONE RECTANGULAR WINDOW FRAMES IN THE FORM OF AN 1 2 3 GROUPING OF PYRAMID SQUARES IN WHICH CAN BE SEEN FLANKING AN CENTRAL ETHIOPIAN CROSS UPON THE UPPER & LOWER LEFT & RIGHT HAND CORNERS OF THE STONE RECTANGULAR WINDOW FRAMES THEY REVEALS WHO IT IS THAT RETURNS TO THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT WHEN WE VIEW THE CROSS SHAPED BUILDING STRUCTURE THAT IS LOCATED IN MODERN LALIBELA FROM AN HELICOPTER WE SEE THAT THE CROSS SHAPED BUILDING STRUCTURE WAS CARVED OUT OF THE SOLID BED ROCK AND THE AREA THAT WAS LEFT FORM AN SQUARE THE SQUARE IS SO DEEP THAT IF YOU JUMPED DOWN INTO IT AND LOOK UP YOU WOULD BE LOOKING FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION 21:18 CUBIC DIMENSIONS OF NEW JERUSALEM HERE IS WHERE WE SEE THE WALL AREA 8 OF THE CUBE WALL AREA 8 ENCLOSURE AREA ANCIENT ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 11E FACE IMAGE OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS 1:26 1ST ADAM SUCH AS PORTRAYED UPON THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TEMPLE WALLS AS ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN PHAROAHS THE 11E BEARLY DISCERNABLE FACE IMAGE APPEARS ABOUT 45 FEET AWAY FROM THE ETHIOPIAN CROSS SHAPED BUILDING STRUCTURE BASE THE CROSS SHAPED BASE HAS ITS 12 SONS OF JACOB GLOBED EARTH 2121 STEP PYRAMID MERCATOR PROJECTIONS. WHEN WE SUPPER IMPOSE THE LALIBELA CROSS SHAPED BUILDING STRUCTURE UPON THE DOME OF THE ROCK OUTER WALL STONE RECTANGUALR WINDOW FRAME AREA WE SEE THE 1 2 3 GROUPING OF PYRAMID SQUARES IN THE SAME AREA AROUND THE ETHIOPIAN CROSS IN WHICH THE LALIBELA CROSS SHAPED BUILDING STRUCTURE WALL AREA 8 ENCLOSURE WALL 11E FACE IMAGE OF THE 1ST ADAM APPEARS. HERE IS WHERE WE SEE THE 1ST ADAM AS THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE MOUNT AERIAL VIEWED AJACENT ENTRANCE GATE AREA IMAGE OF AN ELONGATED HEADED AFRICAN ANCIENT OF DAYS 000111075 FACE IMAGE OF ALLAH AS YESHUA THAT CREATED THE BOOK OF GENESIS 2:7 NORMAL HEADED AFRICAN ADAMIC RACE WHERE WE GET THE 12 SONS OF JACOB FROM THROUGH THE GENEAOLOGICAL LINE OF HAM. IF WE INCLUDE HAM INTO THE IRAQ'S BABYLONIAN STEP PYRAMID CIVILIZATIONS SCRIPTUAL REFERENCE IN THE 400 YEAR OLD MISTRANSLATED KING JAMES BIBLE THEN WE SEE THE 12 SONS OF JACOB LEAVING THE STEP PYRAMID CIVILIZATIONS OF HAM AS THEY ENTERED INTO ANCIENT EGYPT WHERE WE SEE THE BOOK OF GENESIS 49:8 FOURTH SON OF JACOB ENTERING INTO ANCIENT EGYPT AMONG THE 12 SONS OF JACOB WHERE WE CURRENTLY SEE HIM TODAY AS HE IS COUCHED DOWN IN FRONT OF THE ISAIAH 19:19 GIZA PYRAMIDS AS THE BIBLICAL ETHIOPIAN COUCHING LION SPHINX OF ANCIENT GIZA GAZA & JERUSALEM
Things I Love About Ethiopia!! Haitian Traveling to Lalibela, ET. Tour Vacation Part 1 (2018)
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Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (UNESCO/NHK)
The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings. Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion.
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Symbolism of the Rock Hewn Churches in Lalibela - Ethiopia May 2017
Bomani in Ethiopia on an incredible 7 city tour May 7-14, 2017. This journey includes Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Gondar, Axum, Lalibela, Shashamene and Hawassa. Let’s start working more towards empowering and being a part of the growth of Africa. Join us on the next Journey of a Lifetime to Ethiopia Oct 7-16, 2017. Visit our website for details on future Africa Tours & Investments.
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Descending to Bet Amanuel in Lalibela, Ethiopia
Bet Amanuel (the House of Emanuel)is one of the eleven 12th century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. Accessing the church requires navigating a series of tunnels and passageways with a final descent down a narrow broken rock staircase.
You will notice in the video that the structure itself is protected by a large metal shelter. The shelters were recently erected by the European Commission as a short term solution to protect five of the most affected churches from deterioration due to the elements, time, and tourism. The long-term protection of this UNESCO World Heritage site will require a more comprehensive preservation plan. The current shelters were erected for approximately 15 years of protection.