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