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Country : Ethiopia

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Photos marked as were added from 11 December 2021.


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Taken
Ethiopia
Amhara
Northern Amhara
Maksegnit
 Market selling tomatoes and onions near Maksegnit.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Royal Enclosure at Gondar was capital of Ethiopia from 1636 to 1888.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Royal Enclosure is 70,000 square metres and contains several palaces.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 Fasiladas Palace is 32m high and was built by the founder of Gondar.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 Fasiladas Palace is made from roughly hewn stone.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 Fasiladas made Gondar his capital in 1636 and ruled here until 1667.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 Doors and windows.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 One of the four domed towers of the palace.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 The Reception Room is a blend of Indian, Moorish and Portuguese styles.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 Moorish style door.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Fasiladas Palace
 Narrow doorways.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 Group of young women with a guide.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 View over the Royal Enclosure.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The palace kitchen.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Palace of Iyasu
 The Palace of Iyasu (who ruled 1682 to 1706).
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Palace of Iyasu
 The interior.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Palace of Yohannes (ruled 1667 to 1682).
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Archive of Fasiladas
 The Archive of Fasiladas was once a palace.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Archive of Fasiladas
 Detail of the tower.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Archive of Fasiladas
 View from inside.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Hall of Dawit
 The Hall of Dawit (ruled 1716 to 1721).
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Hall of Dawit
 The Hall was a ceremonial music venue.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
Hall of Dawit
 The interior .
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Lion House of Dawit. Lions were kept here until 1992.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 A second Lion House built by Haile Selassie.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Turkish baths.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Stables and Banqueting Hall of Bakaffa (ruled 1721 to 1730).
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Palace of Mentewab, queen of Bakaffa.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Royal Enclosure
 The Royal Enclosure contains many buildings.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
 Icons and wood carvings for sale.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
 Father and daughter.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Gemjabet Maryam Church
 The church is round and painted yellow and red.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Gemjabet Maryam Church
 The doorway.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
 Man with Palm Sunday rings.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
 Hotel Ethiopia is a 1930s Italian art deco bar.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Fasiladas Baths
 Fasiladas Baths is a ceremonial bathing site.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Fasiladas Baths
 The small palace was a residence for royalty when they bathed in the pool.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Fasiladas Baths
 The wall around the enclosure has several towers.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Fasiladas Baths
 Tree roots enveloping the stone walls.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Fasiladas Baths
 Tree enveloping a wall.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
 A grave at Iyasus Church.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The 18th century Debre Berhan Selassie Church is rectangular with a curved rear.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The church is made of brick and has two thatched roofs.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The roof cross.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The church is set in an extensive garden.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The surrounding wall has twelve towers, one for each apostle.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 One of the twelve towers in the wall surrounding the church grounds.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The gateway to the church has a larger tower representing Jesus.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The main entrance used by priests.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The women's entrance.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Boys reading in the curved cloister.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The interior is painted with Biblical scenes.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Man reading.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The ceiling is covered with winged cherubs.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 18th century wall paintings cover the inside of the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Detail from the wall paintings.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The devil and hell.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Jesus washing feet.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 The Last Supper.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Woman sitting in the church.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Woman reading by a wall in the church grounds.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 Turbanned man walking.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 A vulture in the trees.
2011
Ethiopia
Amhara
Gondar
Debre Berhan Selassie Church
 A bird on the church wall.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Flight over the Simian Mountains, the highest peaks of Ethiopia.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Cliffs and ridges of the Simian Mountains.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Jagged peaks.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Ridges and valleys.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 The mountains are popular with trekkers.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 The mountains are barren.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Spectacular scenery.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Fertile valleys.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Simian Mountains
 Escarpments.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Southern Tigray
 Flat plateau typical of the Tigray region.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Southern Tigray
 The Tekeze Wene River.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Southern Tigray
 Mountains with a river valley.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Southern Tigray
 Flat plateau near Aksum.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
 The Northern Stelae Field contains over 120 stelae (coumns) built over tombs.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
 The stelaes date from 400 BCE to about the 5th century.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
 The unfinished stele lies partially complete in the ground.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Great Stele
 The Great Stele is 33m long, the largest stele ever constructed.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Great Stele
 The Great Stele fell during its eection 1600 years ago.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Great Stele
 The stele is granite and is covered with carvings.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Great Stele
 Walia Ibex carved on the upper part of the stele.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Tomb of the False Door
 The Tomb of the False Door dates from the 5th century.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Tomb of the False Door
 The tomb is named after this carving over the entrance.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Tomb of the False Door
 The sarcophagus inside the tomb .
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Tomb of the False Door
 The single chamber contains superbly constrcted brickwork.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Tomb of the False Door
 Ethiopian family visiting.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Rome Stele
 The Rome Stele (24.6m high) is the largest stele ever erected and the second largest in Aksum.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Rome Stele
 The stele is covered with carvings of windows.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Rome Stele
 The typically Aksumite topping of the stele.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
Rome Stele
 The base of the Rome Stele. This structure was taken by Benito Mussolini to Rome in 1937 and returned in 2005.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
 Three men visiting the stelaes.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
 The Mausoleum has an entrance hewn from a single slab of granite.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
 The Tomb of Nefas Mawcha has a single slab weighing 360 tonnes.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
King Ezana's Stele
 King Ezana's Stele is 24m high and remains standing (with help).
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
King Ezana's Stele
 King Ezana's Stele is carved with windows facing all directions.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
King Ezana's Stele
 Two priests.
2011
Ethiopia
Tigray
Aksum
Northern Stelae Field
King Ezana's Stele
 The base of King Ezana's Stele is still used for religious ceremonies.
2011

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