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 The Fasil Ghebi Citadel in the Ethiopian city of Gondar is a 17th century walled royal enclosure from which the emperors of Ethiopia reigned over the entire empire. In 1979, it was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site along with other monuments in and around the city. Fasil Ghebi is a unique example of a particular style of architecture, called the Gondar style, in which the influences of the European Baroque style, introduced by the Portuguese missionaries, and the Indian architectural techniques of lime firing, brought by the master builders who arrived from Goa, have been integrated on a local Arab base.

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 The Fasil Ghebi Citadel in the Ethiopian city of Gondar is a 17th century walled royal enclosure from which the emperors of Ethiopia reigned over the entire empire. In 1979, it was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site along with other monuments in and around the city. Fasil Ghebi is a unique example of a particular style of architecture, called the Gondar style, in which the influences of the European Baroque style, introduced by the Portuguese missionaries, and the Indian architectural techniques of lime firing, brought by the master builders who arrived from Goa, have been integrated on a local Arab base.

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The royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebi is surrounded by nine hundred meters long walls with twelve gates and two bridges. Within it are grouped several historic buildings:

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The royal enclosure of Fasil Ghebi is surrounded by nine hundred meters long walls with twelve gates and two bridges. Within it are grouped several historic buildings:

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The castle of Fasilides, a building with a rectangular base flanked at the corners by four round towers topped by cupolas, is the crowning work of the Gondar style.
The castle of Emperor Iyasu I, the tallest building in Gondar, was built between 1682 and 1706.
The chancellery and the library of Yohannes I, two pavilions attached to the Castle of Fasilides.
The banqueting hall.
The tomb of King Fasilides' horse.
Three churches, including the chapel of St. Anthony, with beautiful mural paintings.

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Fasil Ghebbi is located in the Amhara National Regional State, in the North Gondar Administrative Zone of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

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In addition to Fasil Ghebi, the following have also been included in the World Heritage Site:

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In addition to Fasil Ghebi, the following have also been included in the World Heritage Site:

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Debre Berhan Selassie Abbey, with its circular church decorated with paintings, is 1200 meters northeast of Fasil Ghebi.
The baths of Fasilides, a multi-storied palace on a pond within an extensive recreation ground, where the bath blessing ceremony is held annually, 1500 meters northwest.
The church of Kuddus Yohannes, 1500 meters to the west.
The Qusquam complex, built by Empress Mentuab in the 18th century, 3000 meters northwest, which includes the church and Mentuab's palace, built between 1730 and 1755, is reminiscent of the European Renaissance.
The monastery of Mariam Ghemb, called Socinios.
The palace of Guzara.

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The ancient kingdom of Aksum was located in present-day Ethiopia. This wealthy African civilization celebrated its achievements with monuments like King Ezana's stela in Stelae Park, Ethiopia.

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Dungur is the ruins of a substantial mansion in Aksum, Ethiopia, the former capital city of the Kingdom of Aksum. The ruins are in the western part of Aksum, across the road from the Gudit stelae field. Dungur is known locally and popularly as the Palace of the Queen of Sheba.

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The Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial Museum is located at the corner of the historical Meskel square of the city of Addis Ababa. At the entrance, a bronze statue was erected.

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It consists of three girls who are crying and it represents the victims of the period of repression known as “Red Terror”(1977-1978). At the base, the phrase “Never again” was written in English and Amharic.

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Ethiopia is an African country located in the so-called horn of Africa.

Is one of the oldest countries in the world, its territorial extension has varied during the millennia of its existence.

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The "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa was established in 2010 as a memorial to those who died during the Red Terror under the Derg government. The museum has displays of torture instruments, skulls and bones, coffins, bloody clothes and photographs of victims.

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the image we have of ethiopia is of an underdeveloped country where there is only hunger and misery. the terrible famine of the 80's put on the map this country that faced one of the worst stages of its history and shocked us with terrible images of children and adults in a state dying of hunger and thirst before the impassive gaze of the international community.

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Ethiopia is ranked 15th in the list of the poorest countries in the world, this is an undeniable reality and something that we will find when we visit the country, but it should not cloud our eyes and prevent us from knowing the beauty of its landscapes, the human greatness of its kind people, its centuries-old castles, its unique ethnic groups and its impressive history, full of discoveries and anecdotes of the most curious.

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Lalibela is a monastic city in northern Ethiopia, the second holy city in the country after Aksum; it is an important pilgrimage center.

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The city is home to the famous rock-carved churches of Lalibela, is a cluster of 11 connected churches Each of the 11 monolithic structures is dramatically inserted into the mountainous landscape, sunk 40 to 50 meters into the earth and pierced with chiseled cross-shaped openings to allow sunlight to penetrate its empty interior.
The houses were carved under the orders of King Lalibela, emperor of Ethiopia from the late 12th and early 13th centuries,

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Of the 11 houses of worship in the complex, Biete Giyorgis, close to the maze of other interconnected churches, is the most memorable.

Church of Bet Giyorgis

The church dedicated to St. George is the most famous church in Ethiopia and the best preserved in Lalibela. The cross-shaped structure is 12 meters high and 12 meters on each side. It is excavated in a square pit of 25 meters on each side and it is estimated that they had to extract almost 4000 m3 of earth and rock.

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Is the largest of all the churches in Lalibela. The measurements are impressive, with 35 m long, 23 m wide and 11 m high. The building is surrounded by 34 columns, many of them reconstructed.

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Entrance fee: 50$ (valid for 5 days) If you want to record videos you have to pay another 10$.
You can visit all the churches in one day, but in order not to get saturated and enjoy more of the temples I recommend spending a couple of days.

To access some of the churches you will have to pay -again- a small contribution to one of the local priests that wander around.

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The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia. It is known as Tis Abay in Amharic, meaning "great smoke". It is situated on the upper course of the river, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream from the town of Bahir Dar and Lake Tana. The falls are one of Ethiopia's best-known tourist attractions.

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Visiting hours are from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.The cost to enter the castle is 200 birrs converted to dollars would be $2.00.