| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
Region : Northern Amhara
District : Maksegnit
|
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Market selling tomatoes and onions near Maksegnit.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
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The Royal Enclosure at Gondar was capital of Ethiopia from 1636 to 1888.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
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The Royal Enclosure is 70,000 square metres and contains several palaces.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
Fasiladas Palace is 32m high and was built by the founder of Gondar.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
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Fasiladas Palace is made from roughly hewn stone.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
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Fasiladas made Gondar his capital in 1636 and ruled here until 1667.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
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Doors and windows.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
One of the four domed towers of the palace.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
The Reception Room is a blend of Indian, Moorish and Portuguese styles.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
Moorish style door.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
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Narrow doorways.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
Group of young women with a guide.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
View over the Royal Enclosure.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The palace kitchen.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Palace of Iyasu
|
 |
The Palace of Iyasu (who ruled 1682 to 1706).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Palace of Iyasu
|
 |
The interior.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Palace of Yohannes (ruled 1667 to 1682).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Archive of Fasiladas
|
 |
The Archive of Fasiladas was once a palace.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Archive of Fasiladas
|
 |
Detail of the tower.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Archive of Fasiladas
|
 |
View from inside.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Hall of Dawit
|
 |
The Hall of Dawit (ruled 1716 to 1721).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Hall of Dawit
|
 |
The Hall was a ceremonial music venue.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Hall of Dawit
|
 |
The interior .
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
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The Lion House of Dawit. Lions were kept here until 1992.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
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A second Lion House built by Haile Selassie.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Turkish baths.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Stables and Banqueting Hall of Bakaffa (ruled 1721 to 1730).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Palace of Mentewab, queen of Bakaffa.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Royal Enclosure contains many buildings.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
|
 |
Icons and wood carvings for sale.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
|
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Father and daughter.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Gemjabet Maryam Church
|
 |
The church is round and painted yellow and red.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Gemjabet Maryam Church
|
 |
The doorway.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
|
 |
Man with Palm Sunday rings.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
|
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Hotel Ethiopia is a 1930s Italian art deco bar.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Fasiladas Baths
|
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Fasiladas Baths is a ceremonial bathing site.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Fasiladas Baths
|
 |
The small palace was a residence for royalty when they bathed in the pool.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Fasiladas Baths
|
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The wall around the enclosure has several towers.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Fasiladas Baths
|
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Tree roots enveloping the stone walls.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Fasiladas Baths
|
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Tree enveloping a wall.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
|
 |
A grave at Iyasus Church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The 18th century Debre Berhan Selassie Church is rectangular with a curved rear.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The church is made of brick and has two thatched roofs.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The roof cross.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The church is set in an extensive garden.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The surrounding wall has twelve towers, one for each apostle.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
One of the twelve towers in the wall surrounding the church grounds.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The gateway to the church has a larger tower representing Jesus.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The main entrance used by priests.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The women's entrance.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Boys reading in the curved cloister.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The interior is painted with Biblical scenes.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Man reading.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
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The ceiling is covered with winged cherubs.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
18th century wall paintings cover the inside of the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Detail from the wall paintings.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The devil and hell.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Jesus washing feet.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
The Last Supper.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Woman sitting in the church.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Woman reading by a wall in the church grounds.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
 |
Turbanned man walking.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
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A vulture in the trees.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Debre Berhan Selassie Church
|
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A bird on the church wall.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
Flight over the Simian Mountains, the highest peaks of Ethiopia.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
Cliffs and ridges of the Simian Mountains.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
Jagged peaks.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
Ridges and valleys.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
The mountains are popular with trekkers.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
The mountains are barren.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
 |
Spectacular scenery.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
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Fertile valleys.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Simian Mountains
|
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Escarpments.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Southern Tigray
|
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Flat plateau typical of the Tigray region.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Southern Tigray
|
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The Tekeze Wene River.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Southern Tigray
|
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Mountains with a river valley.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
Region : Southern Tigray
|
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Flat plateau near Aksum.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
|
 |
The Northern Stelae Field contains over 120 stelae (coumns) built over tombs.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
|
 |
The stelaes date from 400 BCE to about the 5th century.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
|
 |
The unfinished stele lies partially complete in the ground.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Great Stele
|
 |
The Great Stele is 33m long, the largest stele ever constructed.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Great Stele
|
 |
The Great Stele fell during its eection 1600 years ago.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Great Stele
|
 |
The stele is granite and is covered with carvings.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Great Stele
|
 |
Walia Ibex carved on the upper part of the stele.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Tomb of the False Door
|
 |
The Tomb of the False Door dates from the 5th century.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Tomb of the False Door
|
 |
The tomb is named after this carving over the entrance.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Tomb of the False Door
|
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The sarcophagus inside the tomb .
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Tomb of the False Door
|
 |
The single chamber contains superbly constrcted brickwork.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Tomb of the False Door
|
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Ethiopian family visiting.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Rome Stele
|
 |
The Rome Stele (24.6m high) is the largest stele ever erected and the second largest in Aksum.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Rome Stele
|
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The stele is covered with carvings of windows.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : Rome Stele
|
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The typically Aksumite topping of the stele.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : 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 |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
|
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Three men visiting the stelaes.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
|
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The Mausoleum has an entrance hewn from a single slab of granite.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
|
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The Tomb of Nefas Mawcha has a single slab weighing 360 tonnes.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : King Ezana's Stele
|
 |
King Ezana's Stele is 24m high and remains standing (with help).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : King Ezana's Stele
|
 |
King Ezana's Stele is carved with windows facing all directions.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : King Ezana's Stele
|
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Two priests.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
District : Northern Stelae Field
Site / Event : King Ezana's Stele
|
 |
The base of King Ezana's Stele is still used for religious ceremonies.
|
2011 |
were added from 1 February 2025.