Medhane Alem

smgva_ET_x1619_g West façade end entrance to the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem Kesho, quite possibly one of the oldest rock-hewn churches in Tigray, Tsaeda Amba...
smgva_ET_x1593_g1 Blind window represented as stone bas-relief inspired from Aksumite buildings, in the interior of the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem Kesho, Gheralta,...
smgva_ET_x1594_g Stone bas-relief inspired from Aksumite buildings in the interior of the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem Kesho, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia
smgva_ET_x1602_g Stone-carved frieze of Aksumite blind windows and metopes the interior of the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem Kesho, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia
smgva_ET_x1603_g Stone bas-relief in the interior of the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia
smgva_ET_x1606_g Original locking system (seen from inside) of the door leading into the core of the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem Kesho, quite possibly one of the...
smgva_ET_x1609_g Coptic priest in the orthodox rock-hewn church Medhane Alem, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia

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