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Gondar 1931–2018 12 photos of this spot

12 photographs taken at the same spot in Gondar, spanning 1931–2018 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

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 served as the capital of the Ethiopian Empire from the 17th century onward.

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 served as the capital of the Ethiopian Empire from the 17th century onward.

Church of Debra Berhan Selassie, Gondar, Ethiopia 2007 The Church of Debre Berhan Selassie in Gondar, Ethiopia, a 17th-century Ethiopian Orthodox church renowned for its ceiling painted with rows of winged angel faces. It is among the few Gondar-era churches to have survived 19th-century Mahdist raids on the city.

Test thumb diagnostic 2018

ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2018 Taken in February 2018, this image shows part of Fasil Ghebbi, the fortress-city built by Ethiopian emperors in Gondar and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2018 Another view of Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar, Ethiopia, photographed in February 2018; the complex of castles and palaces dates to the reign of Emperor Fasilides in the 17th century.

ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2018 This February 2018 photograph documents another section of the Fasil Ghebbi royal enclosure in Gondar, Ethiopia.

ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2018 A further view within Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi complex, captured in February 2018.

ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2018 This 2018 photograph shows structures inside the Fasil Ghebbi royal compound in Gondar, Ethiopia, once the seat of Ethiopian emperors.

ET Gondar Fasil Ghebbi 2018 Another angle of the Fasil Ghebbi fortress-city in Gondar appears in this February 2018 photograph.

ET Gondar Debre Berhan Selassie 2018 Taken in February 2018, this shows Debre Berhan Selassie church in Gondar, Ethiopia, well known for the winged angel faces painted across its ceiling.

ET Gondar Angereb Reservoir 2018 The Angereb Reservoir near Gondar, Ethiopia, appears in this February 2018 photograph; the reservoir supplies water to the city.

ET Gondar Goha Hotel hill 2018 This February 2018 photograph looks out from the hillside near the Goha Hotel above Gondar, Ethiopia.