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Mural of Jesus and Mary, Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Peninsula of Zege on Lake Tana, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Ancient wall paintings in the interior of the Debre Birhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

The famous outlet of the Blue Nile into Lake Tana, local man carrying a tankwa (open-ended papyrus canoe), Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

Group of people selling traditional Injera tables, brightly coloured goods, in Gondar Market, Ethiopia, Africa

Wall paintings in the interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

104 winged Ethiopian cherubs adorn the famous ceiling in Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Some of Ethiopia's finest ecclesiastical artwork adorns the walls of Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Frescoes on the ceiling of the Debre Berham (Debre Birhan Selassie) church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

Boy working in Aleka Gamid Gidey painting workshop, Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa

A tourist shop in the village of Wolleka, home of the Falashas or Ethiopian Jews, near Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Religion, ethiopia. 64-year-old meregeta zewde tadesi, a scribe who was trained in gondar, writing a prayer book, bilbala village, near lalibela. A detail of the master writing. He always squats on his haunches and writes on his knee, in the traditional style

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. Na’akuto la’ab church, 7 kms from lalibela, built in a cave. The priest showing some of the church’s treasures: an old painting, gondar style

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, at the old saint mary of zion church. Axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Religion, ethiopia. 17th –19th century murals in new gondar style, inside saint teclaima church axum

Ceiling fresco of winged angel heads in a monastery, Debre Berhan Selassie, Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Library and Fasiladas Archive, Royal Enclosure Fasil Ghebbi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gonder, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia, Africa

Historic Emperor Bakaffa Banqueting Hall, Royal Enclosure Fasil Ghebbi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gonder, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia, Africa

Historic Fasiladas Palace, Royal Enclosure Fasil Ghebbi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gonder, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia, Africa

Historic Fasiladas Palace, Royal Enclosure Fasil Ghebbi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gonder, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia, Africa

Debre Berhan Selassie Church in Gonder. The interior of the church is covered with paintings showing stories from the old and the new testament as well as miracles from different saints. The paintings are painted on a fabric, which was glued to the wall. Unique is the ceiling with more than 100 faces of angels looking down on the believers, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Gonder

Fasil Ghebbi, fortress like royal enclosure, Gonder, Ethiopia. View from Fasiladas palace, in the middle the library of Johannes I. The library was renovated during the italian occupation, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Gonder, September 2010