Other Churches
There are a number of monolithic churches elsewhere in the world. However, none have the free-standing external walls of the Lalibela churches and more closely resemble cave monasteries in that they consist of tunnels into a single rock. Examples include:
- The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, Bulgaria near Ruse
- St. Jean Church in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
- Church in Saint-Émilion, France
- Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki, Finland
- The rock churches in Cappadocia, Turkey which number beyond one thousand and contain some superb examples of Byzantine wall-paintings, representing both the academic classicizing trend in Byzantine art, and some archaic popular styles
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