Travel video about destination
Abyssinia in
Ethiopia.
Abyssinia is a mysterious country located in the mountains of
Africa which today is known as Ethiopia, the cradle of early
Christianity and a unique land of biblical stories and myths. Historic
Aksum, in northern Ethiopia, was once the capital of a powerful kingdom. On the site of two previous religious buildings, its ancient cathedral was rebuilt in 1665.
Thrones constructed of stone have witnessed the coronation of various monarchs whose
Ethiopian Orthodox faith, from the fifth century, spread far and wide. From the
Eastern Roman Empire, fleeing missionaries known as Monophysites introduced the ancient
Christian faith which taught that Christ had only one divine nature.
Eventually the concept of a division of faith came into being and
Ethiopian Christianity developed independently and Aksum became a sacred city. Aksum is also referred to as ‘
Ethiopian Rome’ and is the capital of the oldest
Christian kingdom in the world, the largest outside the
Roman Empire. In the north, the large water basins of May
Shum are known as The
Baths Of
The Queen Of
Saba. They date back to Aksumitic times and have been frequently renovated. A huge cistern supplies much of the population with water and on a hill above the town are the underground grave chambers of
King Kaleb and Gebre Masqal. Although little remains of the former capital of the Aksumitic kingdom, Ethiopia's holiest site, it continues to be a place of mystique and legend. Dawit
The Third, a son of
Emperor Iyasu, had his palace built in the north of
Fasil Ghebbi, protected by a nine hundred metre long wall. The large ballroom was known as
Singer Hall because within it contests were held that featured wandering minstrels, and Dawit played the harp.
Today, the lion cages are empty but
Hailie Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia, possessed one as a
symbol of his origin as having been from the
Tribe of Judah.
Without a doubt,
Gondar will forever evoke a special kind of nostalgia and a rich sense of history.
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- published: 30 Dec 2015
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