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Addis Ababa

We spent a half-day in Addis Ababa as we concluded our tour of Ethiopia and prepared to depart for Uganda.
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This stained glass window depicts Moses with the Ten Commandments -- numbered in Ge'z.

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.

This was Emperor Selassie's seat for ceremonies in the Cathedral.

Detail in the crown above Emperor Selassie's seat.

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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

Exterior of Kiddist Selassie

IMG_5202.JPG Street vendors in Addis

Street vendors in Addis

A woman brings firewood (eucalyptus) down from the hills on the outskirts of Addis Ababa

A woman brings firewood (eucalyptus) down from the hills on the outskirts of Addis Ababa

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