Central Addis Ababa through time

Addis Ababa 2016 5 photos of this spot

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

Photographed in the Piazza district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this image shows part of the historic commercial area whose name and layout date to the early 20th century, when the neighborhood grew around trade with foreign merchants.

Piazza 2016 Photographed in the Piazza district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this image shows part of the historic commercial area whose name and layout date to the early 20th century, when the neighborhood grew around trade with foreign merchants.

Nice building in Piazza 2016 Photographed in the Piazza area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this image shows one of the district's older buildings, part of a neighborhood shaped by early 20th-century development and foreign trading houses.

Central Addis Ababa 2016 This photograph shows central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the country's capital, founded in the late 19th century by Emperor Menelik II on the central highland plateau at over 2,300 meters elevation.

Heading towards Merkato 2016 A view on the approach to Merkato in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, taken in 2016. Merkato is reputed to be one of the largest open-air markets in Africa, drawing traders from across the region.

Ethiopian Electric Utility 2016 A building of the Ethiopian Electric Utility in Addis Ababa, the state-run company responsible for electricity distribution across Ethiopia since it was split from the former national power corporation in 2013.