MedievalarchitectureWasha Mikael, Addis Ababa
The rock-hewn church of Washa Mikael on the eastern edge of Addis Ababa, an unfinished monolithic church cut into a basalt outcrop and now open to the sky.
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MedievalarchitectureThe rock-hewn church of Washa Mikael on the eastern edge of Addis Ababa, an unfinished monolithic church cut into a basalt outcrop and now open to the sky.
ModernarchitectureThe octagonal cathedral of St George in Addis Ababa, built for Emperor Menelik II to commemorate the victory at Adwa; the coronation church of Haile Selassie I.
ModernarchitectureHoly Trinity Cathedral (Kidist Selassie) in Addis Ababa, the domed and towered cathedral built to commemorate the liberation of 1941, burial place of Haile Selassie I.
ModernarchitectureThe octagonal church of Entoto Maryam on the Entoto ridge above Addis Ababa, built by Menelik II when Entoto was his capital; the place of his coronation.
ModernarchitectureThe palace of Menelik II at Entoto, a compound of round and rectangular stone buildings on the ridge above Addis Ababa from which the new capital was founded.
ModernarchitectureThe Grand Anwar Mosque in the Merkato district, the largest and oldest of Addis Ababa's mosques, built during the Italian occupation.
ModernarchitectureLocated within the Kiddist Maryam church, Ethiopia. Recorded on Wikidata as a mausoleum in Addis Ababa dated 1917.
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ModernarchitectureHistoric monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Made of rock dated 1944.
ModernarchitectureMemorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. Recorded on Wikidata as a monument in Addis Ababa dated 1984.
ModernarchitectureBuilding in Ethiopia. Recorded on Wikidata as a palace in Addis Ababa dated 1930.
ModernarchitectureOfficial residence of the President of Ethiopia. Recorded on Wikidata as a royal palace in Addis Ababa dated 1955.
ModernarchitectureBuilding in Africa. Recorded on Wikidata as a church in Addis Ababa dated 1932.
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