The Church of Abraha We Atsbeha
About 15km drive west from Wukro, Abraha
We Atsbeha is located in one of the most scenic sites of the region.
Considered among the country’s earliest churches, it is known for
extraordinary interior decoration as well as its magnificent murals. Its
ceiling is decorated with sophisticated patterns and its walls are
dotted by curved crosses. More than a dozen of enormous columns divide
the interior of the church into several bays and aisles. Without doubt,
Abraha we Atsbeha is a rock church masterpiece. According to local
tradition, the church was constructed in the 4th century, but some
scholars estimated its date of construction to be the 10th century. What
is certain is it is built well before the famous rock-hewn churches at
Lalibela, where the level of sophisticated rock architecture reached its
peak.
ምንም አስተያየቶች የሉም:
አስተያየት ይለጥፉ