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Flying Together 2-ethiopia

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ETHIOPIA<br />

M. M. NINAN<br />

XII<br />

GONDAR<br />

http://www.gfmer.ch/SRH-Course-2010/participants/Getahun-Birhanu-Sendek.htm<br />

Gondar became the capital of Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Fasilidas (1632-1667), who<br />

was responsible for the building of the first of a number of castle-like palaces here. The oldest<br />

and the most impressive of Gondar's imperial structures is the two-storeyed palace of Emperor<br />

Fasilidas, which is built of roughly hewn brown basalt stones held together with mortar.<br />

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