Gondar

gondar
Gondar often known as the ‘Camelot of Ethiopia' is known for its massive historical remains. The Emperor Fasilides and his successors built the picturesque royal enclosure known as the Fasil Ghebbi in the 17th century. It's a place full of palaces libraries banqueting halls and castles for the Ethiopian aristocracy built under the influence of the European Baroque brought here by Portuguese missionaries.
apartheid museum, south africa

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stone town (tanzania)

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zimbabwe

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sossusvlei

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