File:Outside the Church of the Monastery of Na’akuto La’ab (3424716252).jpg
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This photo shows how neatly the Church of Monastery of Na’akuto La’ab is tucked under the cave's ceiling. From this distant perspective, it's apparent the church is really quite a small structure, it's footprint dictated by the cave's depth; its height, by the cave's ceiling. Although we exited through the door in front of which the priest is standing, I have the impression this may be the church's main entrance. There cave provides a larger sheltered area here than on the side facing the valley below. It's interesting the windows are not equidistant from the door. The window on the right is practically touching the doorway, whereas the left window is separated from the door by the width of one or more blocks of masonry. I'm curious whether this arrangement was intentional; the result of a change in plans after construction began; or the consequence of a design error that only became apparent after it was too late to make a change. If you're just joining this presentation, here is some information about the church adapted from a description of a photo I posted a while ago: The church at the Monastery of Na’akuto La’ab is a built-up cave church, an ordinary structure inside a natural cave (if anything about monasteries in Ethiopia can be said to be ordinary.) You can see the roof of the cave at the top of the photo. At first glance, a visitor might mistake the blocks for terra cotta bricks. I believe they are volcanic rock quarried from a source quite similar to the matrix from which the famous rock-hewn churches of Lalibela were fashioned. A Canadian blogger has provided a better account for the structural chronology at the Monastery of Na’akuto La’ab than I have been able to find elsewhere. In her blog, "Realmud Garden," the blogger wrote: "[The Monastery] was built on the site of what was probably an older shrine by Lalibela's successor, King Na'akuto La'ab (13th century). The relatively modern inner red-brick building was added by the Empress Zewditu (20th century)." The only quibble I have with the blogger is her reference to the building materials as "red bricks," when they are most likely blocks of volcanic stone. Given how similar in color the stone blocks are to red brick, the discrepancy is understandable. Also, perhaps there is a part of the monastery built of brick that I didn't see or have forgotten. |
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| Author | A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest |
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