Old Church of Tsion Maryam (St. Mary of Zion). Chapel of the Arc of the Covenant (Updated over a year ago)

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ETHIOPIAN AXUMITE Anonymous (c. 100 BCE - c. 700): According to the legend the Arc of the Covenant was brought to Axum by companions of Menalik, the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. It was placed in this chapel and is only seen by the high priest. The chapel was originally built between the 4th and 6th century and was rebuilt in the 19th c.

Tags: ancient , architecture , ethiopian , ethiopian axumite

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 25, 2007.

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Update by Kathleen Cohen over a year ago