19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Head priest in the Yemrehana Kristos cave church crypt
Unique among the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Yemrehana Kristos is carved out of a mountain side and is completely within a massive cave. With no ground nearby (the church is located at an altitude of about 500m) to inter the dead, they are placed in a crypt at the end part of the cave, where, over the years, layers upon layers of bodies and coffins gather.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 12.2020 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
Photo Location: | Ethiopia |
Camera: | NIKON D850 |
Copyright: | © Marios Forsos |