Addis Ababa
This stained glass window depicts Moses with the Ten Commandments -- numbered in Ge'z. |
This was Emperor Selassie's seat for ceremonies in the Cathedral. |
Detail in the "crown" above Emperor Selassie's seat. |
Murals on the ceiling in Kiddist Selassie depict both divine events (such as the second coming of Christ) and secular ones (such as Haile Selassie's famous speech to the League of Nations and the expulsion of the Italians from Ethiopia). |
A priest in Kiddist Selassie |
Haile Selassie's tomb, watched over by saints in the stained glass windows. Note use of motif similar to Axum stelae as the top of the sarcophagus. |
Stained glass depiction of the crucifixion |
A Star of David on the ceiling of Kiddist Selassie. Ethiopian Christianity was influenced by a population of Jews living in the country called the Falasha. |
Exterior of Kiddist Selassie |
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Street vendors in Addis |
A woman brings firewood (eucalyptus) down from the hills on the outskirts of Addis Ababa |
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