Picture of Axum: windows carved out in the King Ezana stele in Axum | Travel Photography | Axum | Ethiopia | Africa

Go directly to: Africa \| Asia \| Central&South America \| Europe \| North America \| Oceania
Ethiopia This picture shows Axum: windows carved out in the King Ezana stele in Axum. It was taken on a travel to Axum, Ethiopia, Africa. It is one of the 8138 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Axum. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Axum on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Axum: windows carved out in the King Ezana stele in Axum (Axum, Ethiopia) Windows in the stele of King Ezana in Axum Send image of Axum: windows carved out in the King Ezana stele in Axum as a free postcard Download picture of Axum: windows carved out in the King Ezana stele in Axum Purchase Axum: windows carved out in the King Ezana stele in Axum (Ethiopia) Once the most powerful city in the region, Axum nowadays is famous mainly for its stelae and is considered the most religious of Ethiopian cities. Centres of fallen empires have a certain melancholy over them; sometimes, it is hard to imagine them in their heydays. After arriving at Axum, and walking the quiet streets of this town, it is not easy to imagine this was once the centre of power of the region, the capital of the Axumite empire, one of the great empires of the entire continent. The empire included most of what is now Eritrea, its port to the world was Adulis on the Red Sea, and it is still considered as the basis of current Ethiopia. The empire lasted from before Christ to the 7th century, after which it declined. At the time, it was one of the most advanced civilizations when it comes to technology and trade. Read more about: Axum Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| Africa Asia Axum Queen Elizabeth detail winter Ethiopia Philippines grey purple obelisk cemetery window bell
Around the World in 80 Clicks - All rights reserved - www.traveladventures.org - 1999-2009 Share your comments about us \| privacy \| contact \| publicity \| browse by pictures \| Visual Geography