Thirteen red rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia Lalibela make that for years many have considered the eighth wonder of the world.
was the capital of Ethiopia under the Zagwe dynasty and in the twelfth century King Lalibela, who named the city, ordered the construction of churches, although today is a mystery how they could build the temples. Many legends have circulated about them, like the Knights Templar that helped in its creation, something that has been discarded by the evidence is there that were built by medieval Ethiopian civilization.
was the capital of Ethiopia under the Zagwe dynasty and in the twelfth century King Lalibela, who named the city, ordered the construction of churches, although today is a mystery how they could build the temples. Many legends have circulated about them, like the Knights Templar that helped in its creation, something that has been discarded by the evidence is there that were built by medieval Ethiopian civilization.
What is clear is that the King Lalibela wanted to make the capital of the new Jerusalem, thus fending off the advance of Islam through northern Africa. Such was the fervor Christian king, who named the local river with the name of Yordannos (Jordan).
churches, built of volcanic rock were dug into the earth, so are invisible to potential invaders of the Ethiopian people, and are connected through a labyrinthine network of passageways, bridges, tunnels and canyons.
The architectural ensemble of these cave temples was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978.
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Lalibela, Ethiopia Petra.
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