Viewing terrace of the Goha Hotel, Gondar |
Ethiopian flag, Gondar |
View southwest from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
View south from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
Roof of Gondar from the Goha Hotel |
Part of downtown Gondar from the Goha Hotel terrace |
View east from the Goha Hotel to Gondar's reservoir |
Gondar rooftops from the Goha Hotel |
Prominent church, Gondar |
Goha Hotel, Gondar |
Enjoying Gondar's Dashen Beer |
Wordless stop sign, Ethiopia |
Timkat celebrations, Gondar |
Timkat celebrations, Gondar |
Hani Super Market, Gondar |
E.E.P.CO Coffee House, an outdoor cafe, Gondar |
Downtown Gondar during Timkat |
Sign for Blue Nile College, Gondar Campus |
Timkat procession, Gondar |
Timkat crowds, Gondar |
Leaders of the Timkat celebration |
Large gathering for Timkat on the steps of town hall |
Mr. Ethiopia Jr. |
Downtown Gondar |
Ethiopian priests, Gondar |
Pepsi bottling plant, Gondar - Moha Soft Drinks |
Gate to the Pepsi plant, Gondar |
Main street west of the Piazza, Gondar |
St@r Computer Center, Gondar |
Circle Hotel, on the left, downtown Gondar |
Gondar Post Office on the north side of the Piazza |
Merry Christmas from Ethiopian Telecommunications Company, Gondar |
Ethiopian Millenium Monument, Gondar (2000 in ET = 2007) |
Piazza Gondar |
Another computer shop off the Piazza, Gondar |
Along the main street, south of the Piazza |
Ethiopian kids dressed up for Timkat |
Gondar Cinema |
Looking north along the main street to the Piazza |
Tuk tuk in Gondar |
Looking north along the main street to the Piazza |
Our first glimpse of Gondar's famous Royal Enclosure |
Regional flag of Amhara with the Ethiopian national flag |
Girl dressed up for Timkat |
"Get your timkat scarfs here" |
Bakaffa's Palace NW corner |
NW corner tower of Bakaffa's palace seen from outside the walls |
NW corner tower, Bakaffa's Palace |
Arch outside the walls of the Royal Enclosure |
Old round stone hut west of the Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Gate of Ghimjabet Mariam Church, Gondar |
Main tower of Fasiladas' Palace, Gondar Royal Enclosure |
Main tower of Fasiladas' Palace, seen from outside the Royal Enclosure |
Fasiladas' Palace, Gondar |
The gate was destroyed by British bombardment of the Italians in WWII |
Emperor Fasilidas lived 1603-1667 |
Fasilides founded Gondar in 1636 and built this castle |
World Heritage Site - Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Library of Yohannes I (reigned 1667-1682) plastered over during the Italian occupation |
Fasiladas' Archive, Gondar Royal Enclosure |
Fasilidas' Archive, Gondar |
Tower of the archive, Gondar |
View from the interior of Fasils' Archive |
Library, Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Library, Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Ruins, Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Archive and Library of the Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Steps leading to the main entrance of Fasil's Castle |
I've found spellings of Fasil, Fasils, Fasilides and Fasiladas... |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Archive and Library of the Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Star of David, Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Interior of the Great Hall of Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Interior of Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Interior of Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Original, unrestored ceiling in one room of the castle |
Women's dining hall, Fasilidas' Castle |
Keith at Fasil's castle |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Palace of Iyasu I (reigned 1682-1706) Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Palace of Iyasu I (reigned 1682-1706) |
Ruins of the Palace of Iyasu I, courtesy of the British in 1940 |
Palace of Iyasu I |
Restored vaulting, Palace of Iyasu I |
UNESCO has carried out extensive renovations including this vaulting |
Palace of Iyasu I interior |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
Ruins of the kitchen and cistern behind the main palaces |
Fasilidas' Castle, Gondar |
External spiral staircase, Palace of Iyasu I |
Dawit's Hall (reigned 1716-1721) Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Dawit's Hall, Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Dawit's Hall, Gondar |
Roof of Ilfin Ghiorghis Church next to the Royal Enclosure |
Ruins near the Turkish Bath, Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Bakafa's Castle (reigned 1721-1730) |
Bakaffa's Palace, Gondar |
Mentewab's Castle, Gondar Royal Enclosure |
Tower in the north wall, Gondar |
Tower in the north wall of the Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Ras Gate, Royal Enclosure |
Ras Gate, Royal Enclosure |
Ethiopian child |
A pair of riders dressed colorfully for Timkat |
Downtown Gondar |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Gate to the famous Debre Birhan Selassie Church, Gondar |
Gate, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Outer wall with defensive tower, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church built by Iyasu I |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church roof cross |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church, Gondar |
Porch, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Beautifully painted interior of Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
The Holy Trinity, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Chained demon |
Martyrs, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Ethiopian St. George and the Dragon |
Various mounted Saints - popular are Fasiladas, Claudius, Mercurius, Menas, Theodorus and George |
Angel, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Ethiopian religious art, Gondar |
St. Gebre Manfus Kiddus |
Murals of the north wall, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Prized pieta, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
The priest uncovered the painting for us |
The Last Supper, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church is famous for the 104 angels on the ceiling |
Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
An angel is always looking out over you |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Drums, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
White-backed Vulture, Gondar |
White-backed Vulture, Gondar |
One of 12 towers, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Ethiopian Orthodox Priest, Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Gate of Debre Birhan Selassie Church |
Probably the most modern looking building in Gondar |
Russian-built Lada taxi, Gondar |
Ethiopian priest, Gondar |
Men's hair salon, Gondar |
Addis Ababa (AA) license plate |
Gate to Fasiladas' Baths, Gondar |
Tower in the wall surrounding Fasilidas' Baths |
Fasilidas' Baths filled and decorated for Timkat |
Fasilidas' Baths are filled just once a year for Timkat |
Fasilidas' Baths at Timkat, Gondar |
Fasilidas' Baths, still undergoing restoration |
The pool at Fasilidas' Baths during Timkat, Gondar |
The pool at Fasilidas' Baths during Timkat, Gondar |
Young Ethiopians hanging out at the pool |
Impressive roots of a tree grown over the stone wall |
Tree roots over a stone wall |
Ethiopian girls at the baths, Gondar |
Ethiopian girls at the baths, Gondar |
Ethiopian girls at the baths, Gondar |
Welcome to Kuskuam Church |
Huts of seminarians built along the outer walls of Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Huts of seminarians built along the outer walls of Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Huts of seminarians built along the outer walls of Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Huts of seminarians built along the outer walls of Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Huts of seminarians built along the outer walls of Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Guard tower, Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Tower and outer wall of Empress Mentewab's Palace, Gondar |
Gate to Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Inner gate, Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace, 1730 |
Banqueting hall, Empress Mentewab's Palace, destroyed by the Mahdists from Sudan in 1887 |
Carving of St. Samuel riding a lion |
Carving of St. Samuel riding a lion |
Empress Mentewab was the wife of Emperor Bakaffa who died in 1730 |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Interior of the great hall, Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's great hall, interior |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
View of the Royal Enclosure in the distance from Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Empress Mentewab's Palace |
Church of Kuskuam, part of Empress Mentewab's Palace |
The church was rebuilt after British bombing in 1940 |
Church of Kuskuam, Gondar |
Bones of Empress Mentewab, Emperor Iyasu II and Iyo'as |
Archangles Michael and Gabriel, Church of Kuskuam |
Roof with angels similar to those at Debre Berhan Selassie church |
Roof with angels similar to those at Debre Berhan Selassie church |
St. Samuel, left and St St. Gebre Manfus Kiddus, right |
St. Thomas? |
Portraits of Biblical figures, St. Gebre Manfus Kiddus |
The Garden of Eden |
Virgin and Child |
The Last Supper, Church of Kuskuam, Gondar |
The Flight to Egypt, Church of Kuskuam, Gondar |
Equestrian saint |
Empress Mentewab, Church of Kuskuam, Gondar |
The Angels protecting the door to the Holy of Holies |
Outer wall to the Palace of Empress Mentewab |
Thatched huts of the Orthodox seminary students along the castle walls |
Student housing of the seminary of Mentewab Castle |
Small thatched rondavel of the seminary of Gondar |
Downtown Gondar seen from a distance |
Distant view of the Royal Enclosure, Gondar |
Panorama of Gondar |
Ethiopian license plate - Amhara (AM) region |
The son of our driver |
Gift shop at the Goha Hotel, Gondar |
Sudanese license plate, Goha Hotel |
Goha Hotel, Gondar |
View of an Orthodox Church from the Goha Hotel terrace |
Royal Enclosure from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
New buildings in central Gondar |
Downtown Gondar from the Goha Hotel |
View of downtown Gondar from the Goha Hotel terrace |
Circle Hotel from Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
Palace of Empress Mentewab, Gondar |
Flowers, Goha Hotel, Gondar |
Flower, Goha Hotel, Gondar |
Labels of Ethiopian beers - Meta and St. George |
Dashen Beer |
Sunset from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
Sunset from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
Sunset from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
Sunset from the Goha Hotel terrace, Gondar |
Keith's sunset from Goha Hotel, Gondar |
During the blackout, the Circle Hotel was one of the few places with power |
Snakes anyone? |
The Obama inauguration during the blackout in Gondar |
The inauguration drew large, enthousiastic crowds |
Bar Balagru traditional music pub, Gondar |
My god, they got me to dance! |
They seem to be enjoying it... |
Drummer, Gondar |
Keith and the traditional Ethiopian singer/dancer |
Keith and the traditional Ethiopian singer/dancer |