Fasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia. A Fortress-Camp
Description
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.
Runtime
12 min 34 sec
Series
Subjects
Geography
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Brussels' La Grand-Place, Belgium. The Most Beautiful Theater in the World
Seasonal Wonderlands. New England
Funeral of Canon Morrissey in Burnley (1903)
Lady Mostyn Discharging Grain at Irvine (c.1901)
Portugal's Heartland
ICT special. Secondary creative arts: art
Felix Moumie. Death In Geneva
Madagascar. World Odysseys
Bolton Football 2 (c.1900)
Sânchi, India. For the Veneration of Buddha
European Travel Skills, Part III
KS3 geography
A Penal Colony at Moreton Bay
Ancient Roman Military across Time
Sedgwick's Bioscope Showfront at Pendlebury Wakes (1901)