In the valley of the Roussenski Lom River, in north east Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed in the vicinity of the village of Ivanovo. This is where ...

The churches were not constructed in a traditional way but rather were hewn from the living rock of monolithic blocks. These blocks were further chiselled out, forming doors, windows, columns, various ...

There's a mysterious site in Africa that some say was built by angels. Carved deep in a mountainous region of Ethiopia stand 11 churches, each cut from a huge block of rock some 800 years ago.

In this photo provided by Nicole Evatt, eleven rock-hewn churches form the Orthodox Christian holy site of Lalibela in ...

From Addis Ababa's bustling markets and coffee culture to Lalibela's ancient rock-hewn churches and sacred pilgrimages.

Recent excavations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ... Excavations spearheaded by Macarius I, Bishop of Jerusalem, revealed a rock-hewn tomb identified as Jesus' burial place.

The Open-Air Museum, the park’s crown jewel, houses around 30 rock-hewn churches adorned with frescoes, painted between the 12th and 15th centuries during the Byzantine era. Just beyond Goreme ...