Outside the festival the place is quiet and peaceful. Great spot for photography. Although I'm far... read more
The festival that uses this bath once a year must be quite special. Great history and worth it as... read more
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Outside the festival the place is quiet and peaceful. Great spot for photography. Although I'm far from spiritual, the place does hold a certain magical allure.
The festival that uses this bath once a year must be quite special. Great history and worth it as part of a royal enclosure trip. A guide needed to get the most out of the experience.
This is a fascinating piece of Ethiopian church history and still in use today. Originally conceived as a major baptisimal site, it is still used today for religious ceremomnies.
They just finished the restauration ! It s nice , if you already visit Siem Reap you ll find one common point ! Most of this former Pleasure Palace pool is empty except around mid January when ITVs become an holy place I just showed...More
This 16thC bathhouse is worth a visit. It was built by King Fasilida, not for bathing but for mass baptizing. And, believe it or not, it is still in use. Each year on Timkat (January 19th), people flock to Gondar for the mass baptizing ritual....More
it's for visiting the entourage, with a wall of special trees roots, the place gets significance for the importance of Timket celebration with the artificial lake around, it is not very well kept
The building was closed and the grounds of most of the buildings were in the same condition. Very interesting place, a window to the xvii century. Glad I visited, the #1 attraction of the town.
It's a big pool by any standard and of course constructed to impress. The bath house reached by a bridge has balconies from which the king could address his people even when taking a relaxing bath! The bath house style is the same as the...More
A bath house on top of a big water reservoir. The house is close so you can not go inside and there is no water. Only during Timket holiday in Ethiopia, they open the water channel to fill up the reservoir and big celebration occurs.
Bath Timket -restored with Norwegian support- is built in a similar style as the 17th century castles within the royal enclosure uptown. It looks like a mansion on columns in a pond, though there are stairs going down likely used by the royals to take...More
