the medieval period finished in the 15th century.
the medieval period finished in the 15th century.
when did the medieval period finish?
15th century
ethiopian architecture (including modern-day eritrea) expanded from the aksumite style and incorporated new traditions with the expansion of the ethiopian state. styles incorporated more wood and rounder structures in commoner's architecture in the center of the country and the south, and these stylistic influences were manifested in the construction of churches and monasteries. throughout the medieval period, aksumite architecture and influences and its monolithic tradition persisted, with its influence strongest in the early medieval (late aksumite) and zagwe periods (when the churches of lalibela were carved). throughout the medieval period, and especially from the 10th to 12th centuries, churches were hewn out of rock throughout ethiopia, especially during the northernmost region of tigray, which was the heart of the aksumite empire. however, rock-hewn churches have been found as far south as adadi maryam (15th century), about 100 km south of addis abeba. the most famous example of ethiopian rock-hewn architecture are the 11 monolithic churches of lalibela, carved out of the red volcanic tuff found around the town. though later medieval hagiographies attribute all 11 structures to the eponymous king lalibela (the town was called roha and adefa before his reign), new evidence indicates that they may have been built separately over a period of a few centuries, with only a few of the more recent churches having been built under his reign. archaeologist and "ethiopisant" david phillipson postulates, for instance, that bete gebriel-rufa'el was actually built in the very early medieval period, some time between 600 and 800 a.d., originally as a fortress but was later turned into a church.
history of architecture
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