Amazing Race at Church

The Amazing Race last night began on the gorgeous Mediterranean island of Corsica and ended in Lalibela, Ethiopia, which appears now as a green and rugged land with scattered villages but was once the capital of ancient Ethiopia.

In the 12th century, the King of Ethiopia built a collection of astonishing churches that are literally carved into the rock of the ground. Last night's episode of the Amazing Race featured the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of St. George (Bet Giorgis), named after Ethiopia’s patron saint.

I found additional interesting information (including a cut-away sketch of the structure) at the following webpage:

http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/archaeology/general/archg0012pf.htm