Fasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia. A Fortress-Camp
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors. Enclosed by approximately 1,000 yards of wall, the city contains palaces, churches, monasteries and unique public and private buildings marked by Hindu and Arab influences and subsequently transformed by the Baroque style brought to Gondar by the Jesuit missionaries.
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