Lalibela is a small town in Ethiopia, north-east of lake Tana, which is famous for its monolithic churches carved directly out of the rocks (actually a single piece of rock, really amazing actually). As you can see in the pictures below, some of the churches are carved to a point that they are completely standalone from the rock from which they had been carved.
There are 11 of these churches, built (or commisioned) by king Lalibela in the 12 century, some of which have been restored due to falling rock sections while the others are still in perfect condition. The metal/canvas 'roof' structure over some of the churches where placed by UNESCO for preservation purposes.
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