Story
Emperor Fasilides made Gondar his capital and built a castle unlike anything seen before — mixing Aksumite, Indian and Portuguese styles.
Later emperors added palaces, libraries and banquet halls inside the walled royal enclosure called Fasil Ghebbi.
History · Timeline
- 1636Fasilides founds Gondar
- 1700sGolden age of art and scholarship
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