Lion of Judah Monument through time

Addis Ababa 2009–2015 6 photos of this spot

6 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Addis Ababa, spanning 2009–2015. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

The Lion of Judah monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is pictured in this 2009 photograph. The statue, a symbol once associated with the Ethiopian imperial line, stands near the city's old railway station.

Judský lev, Addis Abeba (cropped) 2009 The Lion of Judah monument in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is pictured in this 2009 photograph. The statue, a symbol once associated with the Ethiopian imperial line, stands near the city's old railway station.

Lion of Judah Monument 2013 The Lion of Judah Monument in Addis Ababa was erected in 1930 to mark the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and references the traditional imperial title 'Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah.' This photograph was taken in 2013.

Addis Ababa Light Rail tracks 2015 This 2015 photograph shows tracks of the Addis Ababa Light Rail, which opened that year as the first light rail system in sub-Saharan Africa.

Addis Ababa LRT by Ben Welle 01 2015 The Addis Ababa Light Rail, photographed in 2015. Opened that year, it was the first light rail system in sub-Saharan Africa, built to help ease transit congestion in Ethiopia's rapidly growing capital.

Addis Ababa LRT by Ben Welle 02 2015 A train of the Addis Ababa Light Rail, Africa's first modern light rail system, which began operating in 2015, as seen in this photograph.

Addis Ababa LRT by Ben Welle 04 2015 A view of the Addis Ababa Light Rail system in Ethiopia, photographed in 2015, the year the network opened as sub-Saharan Africa's first light rail service.