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Piazza
The city centre of Addis Ababa and the second main shopping area provides
a relatively calm environment, and in many cases better quality goods
than Merkato. Piazza is also a jewellery centre of the city. You can
find gold, silver, nickel, and brass of both domestic and foreign origin.
Merkato
The largest open market in East Africa! One can find a vast selection
of grains, spices, cloths, ironware, pots etc. As local peoples say.
“Merkato
is a place to find whatsoever apart from the human soul, then to bargain”
Churchill
Avenue
A little distance from the Piazza. A wide variety of shops specialising
in Ethiopian handicraft and other interesting tourist souvenirs. Especially
smaller shops near to the main post office have got a variety of souvenirs
from traditional to modern ones.
Entoto
Mountain
The Entoto Mountain offers a panoramic view of Addis Ababa. On clear
days you can easily see all Addis Ababa from the top of the mountain.
You will visit the old palace of Emperor Menelik II and the old Saint
Mary church and its museum inside of which the crown of the Emperor
is kept.
Addis
Ababa Museum
Back of Meskel Square. We find a collection of photos and portraits,
reporting on the" political, historic and architectural history"
of the city.
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National
Museum
In
the National Museum you find the 3.5 million-year-old fossilized hominid
skeleton of LUCY the ancestor.
Ethnological
Musem
The Ethnological Museum was King Haile Sellasie's former palace; nowadays
it is in the Addis Ababa University main campus. This Museum is the
best in Ethiopia, with carefully selected exhibits, representing some
of the finest art and crafts of the country.
Beta
Maryam Mausoleum
Beta Maryam Mausoleum - North of the center off the Entoto road. The
burial place (among others) of: Emperor Menelik, Empress Taitu.
Trinity
Cathedral and Museum
One
of the ancient and biggest church in Addis Ababa where there are many
beautiful spiritual paintings. The church is well designed in art man's
ship. The Museum was built in memory of the Ethiopian patriots who fought
against the Italians. In the church Hailesellasies's dead body reburied.
St
George Church & Museum
Church and Museum are located in the Piazza at the back side of the
Municipality. In front of the church you can see the monument of Emperor
Menelk II on a horse. Saint George’s cathedral is beautiful, traditional
in form, full of history, with quite a lot to see inside.
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Galleries
& Cultural Institutes
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Asni Art Gallery, pass French Embassy,
tel: +251-111238796
•Abesha Art Studio, opposite Ras Amba Hotel,
tel:
+251-11-1233394
•Alem Gallery, on Mickey Leyland Road, opposite
Nyala Insurance,
tel: +251-911-641352
•Erta Ale Art Studio, near Fasika Restaurant,
tel: +251-911-611769
•Goshu Art Gallery, near Atlas Hotel
tel: +251-11-6614747
•Makush Gallery, 2nd floor Mega Building, Bole
Road, tel: +251-11-5526848
•St George Interior Decoration & Art Gallery,
next to Sheraton Addis,
tel: +251-11-5510983
•Alliance Ethio-Francaise, near Paul Ries Engineering,
tel: +251-11-1550213
•British Council, Piazza Artistic Building, tel:
+251-11-1550022
•French Center for Ethiopian Studies, near to
Shell Kebena, tel: +251-11-1234767\68
•Goethe Institute, opposite Menelik II, near
to Addis Ababa University,
tel: +251-11-1552888
•Institute of Ethiopian Studies, inside Addis Ababa University
main campus,
tel: +251-11-1119469
•Italian Cultural Institute, next to Semien Hotel,
tel: +251-11-1113655\ +251-11-1553427
• Fine Arts & Russian Center for Science & Culture,
tel +251-11-1551343
•Design Department, Addis Ababa University, tel:
+251-11-6111300
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