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Fasil Ghebbi , Gondar Region

Fasil Ghebbi , Gondar Region.

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Fasil Ghebbi , Gondar Region

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  1. FasilGhebbi, Gondar Region In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of FasilGhebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors. Surrounded by a 900-m-long wall, the city contains palaces, churches, monasteries and unique public and private buildings marked by Hindu and Arab influences, subsequently transformed by the Baroque style brought to Gondar by the Jesuit missionaries.

  2. the royal court had developed from a camp into a fortified compound called FasilGhebbi, consisting of six major building complexes and other ancillary buildings, surrounded by a wall 900 metres long, with twelve entrances and three bridges.it was the centre of the Ethiopian government until 1864. • FasilGhebbi is located in North Gondar Administrative Zone of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. • Beyond the confines of the city to the north-west by the Qaha River.

  3. FasilGhebbi and the other remains in Gondar city demonstrate a remarkable interface between internal and external cultures, with cultural elements related to Ethiopian Orthodox Church,Ethiopian Jews and Muslims. This relationship is expressed not only through the architecture of the sites but also through the handicrafts, painting, literature and music that flourished in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries • legend claims that the city was built in a place chosen by God, who pointed it out to Fasilidas who had followed a buffalo there when hunting. • The serial property consists of eight components:

  4. The Castle of Emperor Fasilidas

  5. the Castle of Emperor Iyasu the Library of TzadichYohannes

  6. the Chancellery of TzadichYohannesthe Castle of Emperor David

  7. the Palace of Mentuab and Banqueting Hall of the Emperor Bekaffa

  8. The remaining seven components are located in and around the city of Gondar • the DebreBerhanSelassie (Monastery and church) • the Bath of Fasilidas • Kiddush Yohannes • Qusquam (Monastery and Church) • Thermal Area • the Sosinios (also known as MaryamGhemb) • the Gorgora (Monastery and Church) and the Palace of Guzara

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