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facil-Gebbi - the fortress city of Gondar in Ethiopia's Amhara region. In XVI-XVII centuries. Fortress was the residence of the Emperor of Ethiopia Fasilidasa and his successors. Fasila descendants ruled the kingdom well, continuing to build, improve technology and architectural style. By the end of his days at the end of the XVIII century royal court has evolved from a primitive camp in the fortified castle called facil-Gebbi. In the area of
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Axum - a city in northern Ethiopia named after the kingdom of Aksum, marine and trading powers, which dominated the region about 400 BC. er. to the X century AD. er. Medieval sources sometimes refer to this kingdom as "Ethiopia». Ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found near the northern border of Ethiopia. They note the location of the nucleus of the ancient Ethiopian kingdom of Axum, which was the strongest country of the ancient world, along with the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from the period I-XIII centuries. Include monolithic obelisks, huge stele, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient castles. Long after the political decline in the tenth century. Ethiopian emperors continued to be crowned in Aksum.
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The city is full of aristocratic charm and graceful creations of the best Italian masters. This city Baroque and Liberty, fashion and industry, wine and gourmet food, chocolate and vermouth, young full of energy and life, despite svoyudvuhtysyacheletnyuyu history. It is a city of culture and sports, where 2006 Winter Olympics were held! This city, which houses the Shroud of Turin!
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A collection of the Archaeological Museum is housed in Provence monastery. Once upon a time it was a place of residence of the Knights of recruits from Provence. The building was built in 1574 on the draft Girolamo Cassar. Pediment gingerbread facade is decorated with Doric monastery and Ionic columns.
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In Malta, there is the National Museum of Fine Arts, located in Valletta. This is one of the largest museums of fine arts at the Museum of Malta has a rich collection of works of art on permanent display. On display are paintings, sculptures, majolica, furniture, and antique silver Maltese.
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Grand Master's Palace (Palace of the Grandmasters) was built in the XVI century on the draft of the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, who built many buildings in Valletta in 1574. Two-story palace occupies an entire block. The palace has long been and remains the main government building of Malta: first, he served as the official residence of the Great Master of the Order, then was the residence of British Governor. Nowadays, the palace hosted the residence of the President and the Parliament of Malta, but the most interesting of its facilities accessible to tourists.
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Again, who found their former splendor Theatre Manoeel was built in 1731 by Grand Master Manoel de Vilhenoy as the Court Theatre. This is one of the oldest theaters in Europe.
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«Stone Town of Zanzibar - a perfect example of a coastal market town of the people of Swahili in East Africa. It has retained its urban fabric and shape in an almost intact and has many fine buildings that reflect the characteristics of this civilization, which for more than a millennium incorporates and integrates elements of cultures in Africa, the Arab region, India and Europe .. Its construction began in 1831.
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Kondoa Province lies in the center of a large and hitherto little-known area of
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Located in the south-western Uganda in the transition zone between the plains and mountain forests, Bwindi-Impenitreybl occupies an area of
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