c. 1636–1640 (reign of Emperor Fasilides) · Gondar · Amhara · Ethiopia
Medieval · architecture
What the record shows
The castle of Emperor Fasilides at the heart of the Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar, a two-storey basalt keep with domed corner towers and battlemented parapets.
Source record notes
Original catalogue wording is retained below, including records brought together as one work.
Fasilides Castle, Fasil Ghebbi
The castle of Emperor Fasilides at the heart of the Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar, a two-storey basalt keep with domed corner towers and battlemented parapets.
The Castle of Fasiledes in Gondar
Figure 8.2 The Castle of Fasiledes in Gondar
Fasilides Palace
Palace in Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar, Ethiopia. Dated 1640.
Place
Gondar · Amhara · Ethiopia
Date
c. 1636–1640 (reign of Emperor Fasilides)
Structure or site
Architecture & ruins
Cited from
Wagaw Bogale and Geremew Eskezia, History Student Textbook Grade 11, (2023), p. 225
