Feedback-flag-de

„Gheralta Mountains, Tigray Province, Ethiopia (Nigel Pavitt)“

Bildnummer: 93fc875
Über dieses Bild:

Ethiopia, Tigray Province, Gheralta Mountains. The rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh is renowned for its truly remarkable murals. The fifteenth-century mural on its domed ceiling depicts nine of the twelve apostles who came to Ethiopia from the Mediterranean towards the end of the fifth Century ADCarved into a cliff face with a sheer drop of 800 to 1,000 feet, Abune Yemata church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips.

Noch gibt es keine Kommentare zu diesem Bild, sei der Erste!

Kommentar verfassen


Weitere Bilder des Künstlers

204326 203338 204349 203357 204546

Ähnliche Bilder

242330 242925 11506-jpg 110973 258140
Stil: Fotografie