Ethiopian Castles, Medieval Churches, Fortresses and Mosques | Picture Gallery - Page 2

***musiccity*** · February 12th, 2011, 06:43 AM

You know what up Abesha! Beautiful pics

***musiccity*** · February 12th, 2011, 06:46 AM

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abesha · February 12th, 2011, 07:04 AM

Yohannes IV Palace, Mekelle

This looks like Abraha Castle, but it's labeled Yohannes

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 07:05 AM

Mentewab Castle and Kuskwam are the same btw.

***musiccity*** · February 12th, 2011, 07:07 AM

oops I was getting them off Panoramio lol but Ethiopian castles/palaces/etc are really pretty! Is there steady tourism in areas with castles like Gondar?

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 07:12 AM

Yes there is a steady flow and it's been growing, but the numbers are WAY too low considering the potential. The country should easily be attracting 5 million tourists a year, but the negative image, ignorance by outsiders and relatively underdeveloped tourism infrastructure hurt tourism.

***musiccity*** · February 12th, 2011, 07:21 AM

doesnt fall too much into this threads category but I think its cool

***musiccity*** · February 12th, 2011, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abesha

Yes there is a steady flow and it's been growing, but the numbers are WAY too low considering the potential. The country should easily be attracting 5 million tourists a year, but the negative image, ignorance by outsiders and relatively underdeveloped tourism infrastructure hurt tourism.

Thats sad because the architecture of Ethiopia's castles rival many European castles in my opinion.

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 07:26 AM

Dungur ruins, Axum. Locally known as Palace of Makeda (Queen of Sheba) - there's controversy whether it really is or not though.

What it looked like prior to crumbling:

image hosted on flickr

Yoniii · February 12th, 2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evany

great I love it very beautifull...

+1

I've never seen some of these, great thread!

Simfan34 · February 12th, 2011, 05:23 PM

You guys ought to check out the Gorgora and Danquaz threads.

Quote:

Originally Posted by abesha

Dungur ruins, Axum. Locally known as Palace of Makeda (Queen of Sheba) - there's controversy whether it really is or not though.

What it looked like prior to crumbling:

image hosted on flickr

Apparently this was not the largest of the four (or was it three?) palaces in Axum, but the Italians built roads right through the middle of the largest.

Liones · February 12th, 2011, 06:02 PM

In what condition is the Ethiopian national library?

Sokotocaliphate · February 12th, 2011, 06:25 PM

wow they are truly amazing....I wonder how many castles Ethiopia have

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simfan34

Apparently this was not the largest of the four (or was it three?) palaces in Axum, but the Italians built roads right through the middle of the largest.

That just infuriates me!

Those Mofos were in the country just 5 years but in that time, they destroyed artifacts, stole others, gassed people, etc. Makes me sick.

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 09:03 PM

Gorgora, Lake Tana (Gonder). Ruins of the Jesuit monastery. Pics taken from Simfan's thread.

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 09:30 PM

The fortified medieval city of Harar - has 99 mosques - 6 gates to enter it.

Constantine MMX · February 12th, 2011, 09:36 PM

Good stuff, part of the Mentewab Palace is very similar to a Samanid tomb, any info on this? I remember reading the Gonderines employed Indian masons(read Persianate Mughals), which would explain the resemblance.

abesha · February 12th, 2011, 09:56 PM

Indian, Arab and Portuguese masons have been hired to design a lot of the castles.

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February 12th, 2011, 07:04 AM	#25
abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 434	Yohannes IV Palace, Mekelle This looks like Abraha Castle, but it's labeled Yohannes Last edited by abesha; February 12th, 2011 at 07:10 AM.

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abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 434	Mentewab Castle and Kuskwam are the same btw.

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*musiccity* :) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 14,914 Likes (Received): 679	oops I was getting them off Panoramio lol but Ethiopian castles/palaces/etc are really pretty! Is there steady tourism in areas with castles like Gondar? __________________ Starkville - A Progressive Mississippi Town #Pray4Boston

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abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 434	Yes there is a steady flow and it's been growing, but the numbers are WAY too low considering the potential. The country should easily be attracting 5 million tourists a year, but the negative image, ignorance by outsiders and relatively underdeveloped tourism infrastructure hurt tourism.

February 12th, 2011, 07:21 AM	#29
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February 12th, 2011, 07:26 AM	#31
abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 434	Dungur ruins, Axum. Locally known as Palace of Makeda (Queen of Sheba) - there's controversy whether it really is or not though. What it looked like prior to crumbling: image hosted on flickr

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abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 434	Gorgora, Lake Tana (Gonder). Ruins of the Jesuit monastery. Pics taken from Simfan's thread.

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abesha BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Behind you Posts: 16,787 Likes (Received): 434	The fortified medieval city of Harar - has 99 mosques - 6 gates to enter it. Last edited by abesha; February 12th, 2011 at 09:37 PM.

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