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1. Zagwe Dynasty

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   The Zenith of this activity occurred under Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (r. c. 1181–1221). He commissioned the eleven famous monolithic churches of the town named in his honor. These structures, such as Biete Giyorgis's (the Church of Saint George), are celebrated for their precise orthogonal orientation, achieved, according to the Kebra Nagast (Second Redaction), through the consistent application of a precisely calibrated plumb line swung du…