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Eleven churches carved straight down into living rock

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Church of St. Emmanuel is located in the eastern part of the complex. This church stands out in its external ornamentation and has an underground tunnel of 35 m long which links to the courtyard of Be
Bet Emmanuel, located in the eastern cluster of churches, is widely considered the finest example of Aksumite-style architecture at Lalibela. A 35-meter underground tunnel connects it to the courtyard of Bet Mercurios. © BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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