{"id":5161,"date":"2026-11-03T06:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5161"},"modified":"2026-11-03T06:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:14:49","slug":"church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5161","title":{"rendered":"Church of St George carved into the rock in Lalibela"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A cross shaped church roof carved into a pit of red rock, with trees, houses and distant hills beyond\" class=\"wp-image-5160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela.jpg?resize=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/church-of-st-george-carved-into-the-rock-in-lalibela.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>The cross shaped roof of the Church of St George, Bete Giyorgis, sits in a pit carved from solid rock in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The poster shared it as his own picture from a visit to Ethiopia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cross shaped roof of the Church of St George, Bete Giyorgis, sits in a pit carved from solid rock in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The poster shared it as his own picture from a visit to Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StuartMHurlbut\/status\/1782548672359682380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stuart Hurlbut (@StuartMHurlbut) on X<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cross shaped roof of the Church of St George, Bete Giyorgis, sits in a pit carved from solid rock in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The poster shared it as his own picture from a visit to Ethiopia. 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