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17th cent. Fasilides' pool

a large rectangular bath built about the same time as Fasilides castle by the same gondarine emperor in the fortified royal city of gondar whose architecture is late axumite-mughal blend
now used mostly for the annual timket celebration

#historyxt
The Archaeology of the Jesuit Missions in Ethiopia (1557–1632)
Victor M. Fernández, Jorge De Torres, Andreu Martínez d'Alòs-Moner, Carlos Cañete
books.google.co.ug/books?id=LtMuD…
The Ethiopian Borderlands:
Richard Pankhurst,
books.google.co.ug/books?id=zpYBD…
a few churches from the tigray region of the late & post aksumite era <after 800CE>
see interiors in next tweet
#historyxt

wukro chirkos
Mikael Imba
Abreha we Atsehba
Maryam korkor

many contain paintings from the 13th century-
some were damaged during the abyssinia-adal wars
unlike those at lalibela these are only partially rock-hewn and some predate the former
the paintings were added later during the abyssinian era <after the 13th century>
vaulted interiors of

Abreha we Atsehba
Maryam korkor
abuna gebre mikael
wukro chirkos
reading

The Archaeology of Ethiopia
Niall Finneran
books.google.com/books?id=MNGIz…
Yohannes IV's palace in mekelle built in 1882

mekelle was yohannes' capital in the mid-19th century, the emperor is credited with unifying ethiopia during the era of colonial expansionism after defeating the ottomans twice and the mahdists from sudan

#archivesxt

#historyxt
a study on the formation of an imperial city in tigray, ethiopia
jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aija/7…

Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges
books.google.co.ug/books/about/Et…

Yohannes IV of Ethiopia: a political biography
Zewde Gabre-Sellassie
books.google.co.ug/books?id=E44hA…
Maryam Zion church
first built by axumite emperor ezana in the 4th cent. ,the church has been rebuilt several times until Fasilides' reconstruction gave it its typical gondarine architecture

its a coronation site and is believed to contain the ark of the covenant

#historyxt
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Architecture of the Tigre, Ethiopia
Ruth Plant (M. Litt.)
books.google.co.ug/books/about/Ar…

Encyclopedia of African History 3-Volume Set
Kevin Shillington
books.google.co.ug/books/about/En…
the church of Debre Berhan Selassie

#historyxt

is a 17th century church built by emperor iyasu 1 in typical gondarine style but later expanded the following century after which its paintings were added <see one in #randomxt thread>

-entrance
-front
-back
-frescos
Ethiopia's Hidden Treasures: A Guide to the Paintings of the Remote Churches of Ethiopia
María-José Friedlander
books.google.co.uk/books/about/Et…
biete Medhane Alem

#historyxt
it was the only one of the 11 churches cut during king lalibela's reign (1225AD- ) a zagwe dynasty king whom the city of lalibela is named after
the churches were cut with the typical aksumite pillars, doorways, ornamentation and open-air courtyards
Rock-cut stratigraphy: sequencing the Lalibela churches
FX Fauvelle-Aymar
researchgate.net/publication/25…

<see all of François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar's work for more>

Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom
Mary Anne Fitzgerald, Philip Marsden
books.google.co.ug/books/about/Et…
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no african (or asian) colony was independent then, fits perfectly into the trans-continental anti-colonial and civil rights movt of the 60s where most gained independence, and jim crow was ended
the main cause behind this paradigm shift was hitler's act of playing out the
evils of white supremacy on the european mainland rather than reserving it or the colonies like his peers
european powers kept the mass murder/torture in congo, concentration camps in south africa and genocide in the americas & namibia outside where it couldnt affect them until
hitler brought it home only then did scientific racism and social darwinism get discredited by previously staunch supporters like belgium<swinging the pendulum in favour of the hutu -a precursor to the rwandan genocides>
and religious justification for the civilising mission wane
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16th cent. brass plaque depicting edo priests with offerings -benin city, nigeria

#randomxt

-britishmuseum

benin court etiquette called for elaborate containers for things other than liquids such as kola nuts
their spiral hair suggests a priestly role and they were called 1/2
'emuru' -specialists who care for the iru -ritual brass vessels filled with protective substances used in palace ceremonies

see more plaque under the hashtag
this book is actually available free online in pdf form but i wont link it here and although its abit dated; its well written

Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kate Ezra Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
books.google.co.ug/books/about/Ro…
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@1ncognito___ lets continue the thread with ancient cities, there's over 100 in this thread @1ncognito___

@1ncognito___ over a dozen "zimbabwe culture" sites 1ncognito___

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