{"product_id":"lalibela-ethiopia-digital-watercolor-hardboard-coaster","title":"Lalibela, Ethiopia | Original Series Hardboard Coaster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLALIBELA, ETHIOPIA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLalibela is the most extraordinary sacred site in Africa — a complex of eleven monolithic churches carved directly into the red volcanic rock of the Ethiopian Highlands in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, each one excavated from a single piece of living stone by artisans working downward from the surface into the earth. The churches were commissioned by King Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who according to tradition was instructed in a dream to build a New Jerusalem in the highlands of Ethiopia after the fall of the original city. Bet Giyorgis, the Church of Saint George, is the most perfectly realized of the eleven — a cruciform building carved to a depth of twelve meters, its roof flush with the surrounding plateau surface, visible from above as a geometric abstraction of extraordinary precision cut into the red earth. The entire complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and remains an active pilgrimage destination for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, who celebrate Timkat — the Ethiopian Epiphany — here every January in ceremonies that have continued without interruption for eight hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis premium coaster not only protects your surfaces but also serves as a beautiful small window to a far-off place. It is a beautiful reminder of the ancient red-rock churches and the extraordinary light of Lalibela, Ethiopia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666960441446,"sku":"21101434494271667299","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/9580\/9894\/files\/CoasterMockup-2026-05-28T114457.482.png?v=1779983111","url":"https:\/\/paintedpassport.art\/products\/lalibela-ethiopia-digital-watercolor-hardboard-coaster","provider":"The Painted Passport","version":"1.0","type":"link"}