Rock-cut church - Gankutsusei-do

Japanese: 岩窟聖堂 - がんくつせいどう
Rock-cut church - Gankutsusei-do

…The longest one is over 33 meters long, and together with the fact that the materials were transported from distant places, it is a monument that shows amazing technology. There were other structures in the capital, Aksum, whose style was passed down to later rock-cut churches. The northern region facing the Red Sea (now Tigray Province) strengthened its ties with the Mediterranean region through the ivory trade and other factors, and naturally influenced the region. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Rock-hewn Cathedral" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最長のものは長さ33mを超え,素材を遠隔の地から輸送したことと併せて,驚異的な技術を示すモニュメントである。首都アクスムには他に諸種の建造物があり,それらの様式は後世の岩窟聖堂に伝えられた。紅海に臨む北部地域(現,ティグレ州)は,象牙貿易などによって地中海地域との関係が強まり,当然その方面よりの影響が入り込む。…

※「岩窟聖堂」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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