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Religios paintings and murals: One of the finest features of Ethiopia is the amazing number of beautiful, bright religious paintings and murals that can still be seen in the churches and monasteries around Ethiopia. Some murals are in remote churches hidden in the mountains, and can be hard to reach. But they are worth the effort. Fasil Ghebbi: Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress-enclosure located in Gondar, Ethiopia. It served as the home of Ethiopia's emperors in the 17th and 18th centuries. Its unique architecture shows diverse influences including Arab, Hindu, and Baroque styles. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. King Ezana's Stele: King Ezana's stele is the central main obelisk still standing in the northern Stelae Park in the ancient city of Axum. The obelisk was carved and erected in during the 4th century by builders of the Kingdom of Aksum, an ancient Ethiopian civilization, and is named after King Ezana, the first monarch of Axum to embrace Christianity. It is decorated with a false door at the base, and apertures resembling windows on all sides.
One of the many colorful murals in the monasteries of Lake Tana	Window decoration at a monastery by Lake Tana	Mural depicting a biblical worst-case scenario in a Lake Tana monastery
The devil having an off day in a Lake Tana monastery	Interior and murals inside a monastery by Lake Tana	Cherubic faces on the ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church
Mural depicting the popular Saint George in a Lake Tana monastery	Fasil Ghebbi in Gonder	King Ezana stele in Axum