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Yohannes IV Palace, Mekelle

1880s (reign of Emperor Yohannes IV) · Mekelle · Tigray · Ethiopia

Modern · architecture

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The palace of Emperor Yohannes IV at Mekelle, a fortified two-storey stone residence of the 1880s, now a museum.

Place: Mekelle · Tigray · Ethiopia
Date: 1880s (reign of Emperor Yohannes IV)
Structure or site: Architecture & ruins
Holding: Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons category — Yohannes IV Palace in Mek'ele catalogue
Wikimedia Commons — Macallè, palazzo di giovanni IV, di giacomo naretti, 01 photograph
Wikimedia Commons — MekelePalace1 photograph