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A) Bete-Medhane-Alem (House of the Savior of the World); B) Bete-Qeddus-Mercoreus (House of St. Mercoreos) Church.

A) Bete-Medhane-Alem (House of the Savior of the World); B) Bete-Qeddus-Mercoreus (House of St. Mercoreos) Church.

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Context 1
... large numbers of pillars of the church are considered pillars of great mystery. There are 72 pillars symbolizing the 72 disciples (34 inside and 38 outside) as shown in Figure 3A. The church is 11m high, 34m wide and 24m long. ...
Context 2
... Church of Bete-Mercoreus (House of Mercoreus) is situated on the opposite side of the encircling mountain of Bete-Emanuel and is Emperor Lalibela's seventh work. It is irregular in shape and is one of the four churches from the southeast group of churches ( Figure 3B). The church is surrounded by tall rectangular supporting pillars and has regularly shaped openings in the form of a cross. ...