Addis Ababa through time

Addis Ababa 2009–2016 4 photos of this spot

4 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Addis Ababa, spanning 2009–2016. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

This 2009 photograph shows the Lion of Judah statue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The bronze lion, a traditional symbol of the Ethiopian monarchy, was erected in 1930 to mark the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and remains a well-known landmark of the capital.

Judský lev, Addis Abeba 2009 This 2009 photograph shows the Lion of Judah statue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The bronze lion, a traditional symbol of the Ethiopian monarchy, was erected in 1930 to mark the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and remains a well-known landmark of the capital.

Meskel Square, December 2014 Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, photographed in December 2014. The square is one of the city's largest public spaces and takes its name from the Ethiopian Orthodox Meskel festival, held there each September.

Obelisk - Tiglachin Monument (1984) 2015 The Tiglachin Monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, photographed in 2015. Erected in 1984, the obelisk commemorates Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers who died in the Ogaden War of the late 1970s.

Addis Ababa 2016 A view of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 2016. Founded in the late nineteenth century as the imperial capital, Addis Ababa grew into the political and diplomatic center of the Horn of Africa.