Secret Churches Hidden In Steep Cliffs In Ethiopia

To set foot here, you have to use a swing or climb the mountain with your bare hands. Secret churches hidden in steep cliffs in Ethiopia 9th century, as Christianity flourished, a series of churches and the monastery was built on top of a mountain or a hard cliff in the ancient kingdom of Axum - one of the first kingdoms to adopt Christianity in the world, now in the territory of Ethiopia. Many churches are still in use today - Photo: Owen Barder / Flickr These ancient churches are often built in impressive locations, such as the Abuna Yemata Guh church in Tigray, northern Ethiopia located on a limestone cliff Vertical 200 m high from the 5th century - Photo: Owen Barder / FlickrWant to get to the place, one has to climb the cliff without any seat belts. Follow the narrow path, cross the temporary bridge made from the new tree. The church was built by St

. Abuna Yemata as a sanctuary - Photo: Owen Barder / FlickrExquisite, vivid handmade paintings decorated on the ceiling and wall inside the Abuna Yemata Guh church - Photo: Matthew / Flickr The old goatskin bible still kept in the church - Photo: New Faces New PlacesThe bridge is made from tree trunks, with nothing to guarantee safety across the cliff at an altitude of about 200 meters, on the way to Abuna Yemata Guh - Photo: New Faces New Places The cathedral is two large rocks hanging in the air - Photo: New Faces New Places Debre Damo Monastery was built in the 6th century by St. Abba Aragawi on the top of the mountain - Photo: Travel Aficionado / FlickrThe only way to get to Debre Damo is to climb a steep cliff - Photo: Achilli Family - Journeys / Flickr This modern-style church is in front of the cave, where Abba Aragawi is said to have turned The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom, The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom, the priest walking on the cliff to get to the church Maryam Korkor and Daniel Korkor - rarely used - Photo: Ethiopia - The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom The Petros and Paulos churches in Gheralta have only churches built in rock, the rest are outside the edge of the cliff. In the past, if you wanted to get up here, you had to climb up a steep slope with your bare hands Today, instead people build a temporary wooden staircase - Photo: amusingplanet Mikael Debre Selam Church is also in a dangerous position, sandwiched in the middle of the mountain - Photo: Carsten ten Brink / Flickr.

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