File:Window Detail, Church of Bet Emmanuel, Lalibela, Ethiopia (3323478928).jpg

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Oddly, the scaffolding compliments the geometric decorative scheme on Bet Emamanuel's exterior. And while scaffolding obscures the details, this is another example of a cross-shaped window at Lalibela.

According to the Bradt Guide Ethiopia by Phillip Briggs (4th ed., November 2005),

"Bet Emmanuel is a 12m-high [39' 4"] monolith - the only church of this type in the southeast cluster - and it is considered by art historians to be the finest and most precisely worked church in Lalibela, possibly because it was the private church of the royal family."

"The exterior of the church imitates the classical Axumite wood-and-stone built-up church typified by Yemrehanna Kristos outside Lalibela. An ornamental frieze of blind windows dominates the church's interior."
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Window Detail, Church of Bet Emmanuel, Lalibela, Ethiopia

Author A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest

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