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Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 This study aims to explore the values and conservation threats of Nazugn Mariam monolithic rock-hewn church, a typical instance not only show the country’s long forgotten, ill-considered and endangered ancient rock-hewn churches in the rural areas but ...
Tsegaye Ebabey Demissie
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Aethiopica, 2021 Rulers of the short-lived Zagwe dynasty have long been lauded for their role as builderkings, producing several churches in the Lalibäla complex in Lasta in addition to the nearby church of Yǝmrǝḥannä Krǝstos.
Mikael Muehlbauer
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Methods for Rock-hewn Worksite Analysis: The Church of Göreme n° 4b (Cappadocia): A Case Study
Anatolia Antiqua Eski Anadolu, 2020 Some rock-hewn structures present oddities in their layout, far from the models shared by the majority of similar monuments. These particularities challenge and question the very process of their design. While a technical survey may explain part of these singular cases, a careful comparative selection of the available methods remains paramount to draw ...
Lamesa, Anaïs
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The Efficacy of Heritage Interpretation at the Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches in Ethiopia: exploring the need for integrating ICT-mediation [PDF]
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2016 The inscription of a property in the World Heritage List serves as a recognition of its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). Such recognition gives visitors the expectation that visiting the site would be a unique experience that would fulfil their ...
Rayviscic Ndivo, Lorenzo Cantoni
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Religious Tourism Attractions at Debre Aron Rock-Hewn Church, Meket District, Northern Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Religious Tourism and PilgrimageEthiopia, which has a diverse sacred cultural heritage, has enormous fortunes as far as religious tourism is concerned. Its ancient Christianity has left numerous religious and historical legacies, ranging from architecturally sophisticated sacred ...
Tsegaye Demissie
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Conservation Initiatives/Assessments in Rock-Carved Churches Specific to the Göreme Saklı Church
Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2023 Cappadocia contains historical, documentary, aesthetic, artistic, symbolic, social, economic, religious and spiritual values. Many structures and places produced by the rock carving technique have been destroyed and/or are on the way to extinction ...
Leyla Kaderli, Sümeyye Ertürk
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Rock-hewn Churches of the Village of Angua (Tigray, Ethiopia): The Monuments of Three Historical Epochs [PDF]
Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art, 2021 Sergey A Klyuev
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The Gǝʿǝz Manuscripts Collection from the Monastery of Däbrä Ṣǝyon (Abunä Abrǝham, Tǝgray, Ethiopia)
Aethiopica, 2023 The monastery of Däbrä Ṣǝyon (Abunä Abrǝham), situated on a peak of the eastern chains of the Gärʿalta mountains, is one of the well-known medieval Ethiopian monasteries.
Hagos Abrha Abay
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Kulturno-istoričesko Nasledstvo: Opazvane, Predstavâne, Digitalizaciâ, 2020 In another field study in the region of the Ivanovo rock-hewn monasteries, led by Evgeni Koev, a rock-hewn church was found in the area of the Monastery Complex “The Baptistery”. This specific site is a rock-hewn temple which has a unique location at the ground level of the rock wreath. It has not been documented in previous studies of this area.
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Tourism and Churches: Profiling, Behaviour and Motivations of "Church Chasers" in South Africa [PDF]
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2022 Churches in South Africa have a rich history. Church tourism is perfectly positioned to attract tourists to South Africa and forms part of heritage tourism.
Eben Proos, Johan Hattingh
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