"Bet Giyorgis", Lalibella, Ethiopia

This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 3000 on Ektachrome E100 VS

Slide Film and processed with Lightroom 3.2. Bet Giyorgis (or "The

House of Saint George") was the last of Lalibella's monolithic Churches

to be carved (not built, all churchess were carved from single boulders)

and it is the only one not under scaffolding making it the most

photographed of Lalibella's churches. I unfortunately got a sun reflection

and can't really get rid of it. Which is a shame as many rate the

monolithic churches of Lalibella as the Eigth wonder of the world. The

crafsmanship is immaculate and the town of Lalibella has a very

humbling holy feel to it. It was an honor to travel there. The churches

were carved in the 1100s relatively quickly and the locals will tell you

that Angels assisted in the work at night while the human workers

worked the days. If you travel to Ethiopia, Lalibella is a must.