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Old photos of Gondar

128 photographs of Gondar, from 1931 to 2020 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 128 photographs of Gondar on PlaceWas span 4 decades, from 1931 to 2020. 1 of them were taken before 1980; the other 127 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.15 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.127 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Gondar through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Fasil Ghebbi I, Gondar — photos through time
Fasil Ghebbi I 26 photos · 2007–2018
Fasil Ghebbi IV, Gondar — photos through time
Fasil Ghebbi IV 14 photos · 2012–2018
Fasilides Bath - Tower, Gondar — photos through time
Fasilides Bath - Tower 14 photos · 2008–2018
Test thumb diagnostic, Gondar — photos through time
Test thumb diagnostic 12 photos · 1931–2018
's Castle, Gondar — photos through time
's Castle 11 photos · 2008–2020
Gondar église, Gondar — photos through time
Gondar église 8 photos · 2007–2018
Fasil Ghebbi V, Gondar — photos through time
Fasil Ghebbi V 7 photos · 2012–2015
Debre Birhan Selassie I, Gondar — photos through time
Debre Birhan Selassie I 5 photos · 2007–2015
ET Gondar Goha Hotel hill, Gondar — photos through time
ET Gondar Goha Hotel hill 3 photos · 2018
Debre Birhan Selassie III, Gondar — photos through time
Debre Birhan Selassie III 2 photos · 2012–2015
Debre Birhan Selassie V, Gondar — photos through time
Debre Birhan Selassie V 2 photos · 2016
ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar — photos through time
ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2 photos · 2008–2018
ET Gondar Kusquam, Gondar — photos through time
ET Gondar Kusquam 2 photos · 2018
Fasilidass Castle, Gondar — photos through time
Fasilidass Castle 2 photos · 2011
View of Gonder from the Goha Hotel, Gondar — photos through time
View of Gonder from the Goha Hotel 2 photos · 2011

Stories from Gondar

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

EU: Gonder. Ruinen des Gemp, des Kaiserschlosses aus der Portugiesenzeit, heute Fasiledas Palast (1931), Gondar, 1931
EU: Gonder. Ruinen des Gemp, des Kaiserschlosses aus der Portugiesenzeit, heute Fasiledas Palast (1931) 1931 Photographed in 1931, this image documents ruins in Gondar identified in the original caption as remnants of an imperial castle from the Portuguese period, a site now known as Fasil Ghebbi or Fasilides' Palace. Gondar…
Fasilidass Pool, Gondar, Gondar, 2011
Fasilidass Pool, Gondar 2011 The Bath of Fasilidas near Gondar, Ethiopia, a walled stone pool associated with the seventeenth-century emperor Fasilidas. Though built as part of the royal complex, the bath is best known today for its role in the…
Fasilidass Castle, Gondar, 2011
Fasilidass Castle 2011 Weathered stone towers and battlements of Fasil Ghebbi, the fortress-city built by Ethiopian emperors in Gondar. Round turrets with domed roofs rise above crenellated walls, remnants of the royal enclosure that once…
Fasilidass Castle, Gonder, Gondar, 2011
Fasilidass Castle, Gonder 2011 Fasil Ghebbi, the royal enclosure in Gondar, Ethiopia, built mainly under Emperor Fasilidas in the seventeenth century as the seat of Ethiopia's imperial court. Its stone castles combine indigenous Ethiopian building…
Royal archive building, Gondar, Gondar, 2011
Royal archive building, Gondar 2011 A stone archway and ruined fortification wall stand in the foreground of this 2011 photograph from Gondar, Ethiopia, with a turreted castle visible in the distance across the grounds. The site forms part of the royal…
Chancellery of Yohannes I 02, Gondar, 2012
Chancellery of Yohannes I 02 2012 The chancellery building of Emperor Yohannes I within the Fasil Ghebbi royal enclosure in Gondar, Ethiopia, photographed in 2012. Gondar served as the Ethiopian imperial capital from the 17th to the 19th century, and its…
Chancellery of Yohannes I 01, Gondar, 2012
Chancellery of Yohannes I 01 2012 Gondar served as Ethiopia's imperial capital from the seventeenth century, and its walled Fasil Ghebbi compound contains castles and administrative buildings raised by successive emperors. This building, photographed in…
Library of Yohannes I 05, Gondar, 2012
Library of Yohannes I 05 2012 A library building associated with Emperor Yohannes I stands within the Fasil Ghebbi complex in Gondar. Gondar served as the capital of the Ethiopian Empire from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century, and its…
1930s · 1 photo
2000s · 12 photos
2010s · 114 photos · showing 12, all 114 on the map ↗
2020s · 1 photo