Bet Gabriel-Rufael
Lalibela, ETplace
Its entrance flanked by a sloping sliver of rock known as the ‘Way to Heaven’, this imposing twin-church marks the main entrance to the southeastern group. Unlike most Lalibela churches its entrance is at the top and it’s accessed by a small walkway, high over the moat-like trench. This, along with its curious, irregular floor plan and non-east-west orientation, has led scholars to propose that it may have been a fortified palace for Aksumite royalty as early as the 7th century.
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Southeastern Group of Churches, Lalibela
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