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Gondar 2011 2 photos of this spot

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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 housed the imperial court and gave the city its nickname as the Camelot of Africa.

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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 housed the imperial court and gave the city its nickname as the Camelot of Africa.

Gondar castle complex 2011 Framed through a stone archway, the crenellated towers and domed roofline of Gondar's royal castle complex rise against a clear sky, with the rubble remains of an enclosure wall crossing the dusty courtyard in the foreground.