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Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The spacious rectangular interior is best known for its ancient, well-preserved murals and paintings.
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Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The spacious rectangular interior is best known for its ancient, well-preserved murals and paintings.
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The rock hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh is renowned for its truly remarkable murals. Abune Yemata church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips.
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Ethiopian style religious painting in the small Catholic church at Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert.
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Ura Kidane Meret Church boasts some of the finest 16th century murals,most painted in the maqdas,or inner sanctuary,of any Ethiopian church.
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Priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church pause at the entrance to the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The access to the church is along a narrow cleft between glaring sandstone.
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Ethiopian Orthodox priests lead a procession of faithful into Abraha Atsheba Church to celebrate Timkat, the churchs most important Holy Day. Ethiopia is Africas oldest Christian nation where more than half the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Priests wear colourful vestments while silk brocade umbrellas shade them from the sun.
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The entrance to the ancient rock-hewn church of Mikael Imba,near Atsbi in Ethiopia's most northerly region of Tigray. In all,Tigray has more than 120 rock-hewn churches.
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Aloes add a splash of colour to the parched landscape close to Debre Selam Church,near Atsbi in Ethiopia's most northerly region of Tigray.Flat-roofed stone houses,which are common throughout Tigray Province,may have been introduced into Ethiopia from Arabia as early as 700 BC.
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Ethiopia, Abraha Atsbeha, Tigray Region. The interior of the semi monolithic 10th century church of Abraha Atsbeha is richly adorned with post 17th century paintings depicting biblical scenes.
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A Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church reads a very old, beautifully illustrated bible beside the entrance to the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi.The bibles script is Ge ez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which is comparable to Latin in the Roman Church.
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Deep in thought, an old man with Orthodox cross in hand rests outside the rock hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh.Abune Yemata is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular handgrips.
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Kenya,Marsabit,Kalacha. A mural in the Catholic church at Kalacha painted by an Ethiopian artist.
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Narga Selassi church,Isle of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Narga Selassi church,Isle of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Early 12th Century Frescoes in Bet Maryam, St. Mary's Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ura Kedane Meheriet church, Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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A Tigray woman carries her child in a beautifully decorated leather carrier on her back.She has a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church tattooed on her forehead.The people living in the highlands of Northern Ethiopia are deeply religious.
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Frescoes on the ceiling of the Debre Berham (Debre Birhan Selassie) church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa
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Lattice screens shade the circular passage around the 14th century church and monastery of the Ura Kidane Meret near Lake Tana.
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A priest stands outside the rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh.Carved into a cliff face with a sheer drop of 800 to 1,000 feet,the church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips. It is renowned for its truly remarkable murals.
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Wall painting in interior,Christian church of Narga Selassie,island of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Ura Kedane Meheriet church,Zege peninsula,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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St. George and Dragon, Uran Kidane Meherate church, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa
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Wall paintings in the interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Altar and murals painted on the ceiling of the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in Atotonilco, Guanajuato State, Mexico
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Europe, Bulgaria, Ruse, frescoes in the subterranean Church of Sveta Troitsa
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Europe, Bulgaria, Ruse, frescoes in the subterranean Church of Sveta Troitsa
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Europe, Bulgaria, Ruse, frescoes in the subterranean Church of Sveta Troitsa
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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An old Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a large brass Coptic cross at the rock hewn church of Adadi Maryam, just south of Addis Abeba. This is the southernmost of Ethiopias rock hewn churches.
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Ethiopian Orthodox priests perform the Dance of the Priests to celebrate Timkat, the churchs most important Holy Day. Ethiopia is Africas oldest Christian nation where more than half the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. During Timkat, priests stand in two rows, facing one another and sway gently as they chant. Attendants hold silk brocade umbrellas to shade them from the sun
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Mali, Bandiagara Escarpment, Songho. In 'Dogon Country' Songho village's ritual circumcision site decorated with rock paintings
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The magnificent white ceiling of the Church of San Martino in the historic town of Erice in Province of Trapani in Sicily, Italy
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The beautiful and historic interior of the Church of San Martino in Erice in Sicily, Italy
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The beautiful and historic interior of the Church of San Martino in Erice in Sicily, Italy
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Ethiopian Christmas day celebrations (Genna),Bet Maryam Church,Lalibela,Ethiopia. Holy men carry Axunite hand crosses. Cloths are used when holding these,to keep them clean. Colourful umbrellas are also an important part fo the religious symbolism employed in Ethiopia.
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The new church in the St Mary of Zion compound dominates Aksum's low-rise skyline.
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At a Lake Tana church a pilgrim reads a holy text of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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An attractively decorated traditional thatched house belonging to an Orthodox Christian community in the Ethiopian Highlands,northeast of Addis Ababa. Most Amhara people living in the Ethiopian Highlands adhere to the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Ethiopia is Africa's oldest Christian nation.
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Christian pilgrims, Easter festival, Sainte Marie de Sion, Axoum (Axum) (Aksum), Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopia, Abraha Atsbeha, Tigray Region. A Coptic priest outside the huge wooden doors of the semi monolithic 10th century church of Abraha Atsbeha.
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Interior of Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe
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Interior of Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe
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Chandelier inside Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe
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Elaborate murals painted on the arched ceiling in the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in Atotonilco, Guanajuato State, Mexico
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Capilla del Santo Sepulcro at the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in Atotonilco, Guanajuato State, Mexico
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Europe, Bulgaria, Troyan Monastery, Church of the Holy Virgin, mural frescos by Zahari Zograf
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Europe, Bulgaria, Rila Monastery, frescoes by Zahari Zograf, Nativity Church, Unesco World Heritage Site
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Africa, Namibia, Damaraland, Brandberg Mountain. The famous White Lady San Art site in the foothills of Namibia's highest peak.
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Thailand, Bangkok. Murals of the Ramakian being restored at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha).
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Mali, Bandiagara Escarpment, Songho. In 'Dogon Country' Songho village's ritual circumcision site decorated with rock paintings
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Murals in the interior of the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Africa
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Murals in the the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa
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Murals in the the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa
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Murals in the interior of the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Africa
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Virgin and Child picture in Maronite church, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa
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Frescoes on door of Bet Gabriel-Rufael, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Shaped like a Greek cross and excavated below ground level in a sunken courtyard,15m tall Bet Giorgis is the most celebrated of Lalibela's churches.
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An old Egyptian man walks through the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo.
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Semi monolithic,rock hewn architecture,Gannata Mariam Christian church,Wollo region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Christian monastery church,Gabriel Wuken,Mount Workamba,Tambien,Tigre provice,Ethiopia,Africa
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Christian church of Narga Selassie,island of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Ura Kedane Meheriet church,Zege peninsula,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Yemrehanna Krestos (Inrahanna Kristos) monastery, northeast Lalibela, Tigre region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Paintings and interior in the Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth) Christian church, Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Interior with vaulted ceiling, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Interior with vaulted ceiling, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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Magnificnet murals painted on all sides of a doorway in the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in Atotonilco, Guanajuato State, Mexico
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Intricate murals on the ceiling of the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in Atotonilco, Guanajuato State, Mexico
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Capilla del Santo Sepulcro at the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in Atotonilco, Guanajuato State, Mexico
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