| Title: | North Stelae Park, Axum, Ethiopia |
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| Notes: | This photo shows part of the North Stelae Park in Axum, Ethiopia.To the left are the shattered remains of the Great Obelisk, shown and described in an earlier photo.On the right is the 27-meter tall (some would say 23-meter tall) obelisk called "King Ezana's Stele." King Ezana is said to have accepted Christianity around the year 330 of the current era.Axum reached its peak between the third and sixth centuries of the current era. Most people do not know that Axum was one of the most powerful kingdoms on earth during its hayday, primarily because of its control of trade routes on sea and on land. [Wikimedia] |
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| Date: | 3rd-5th centuries |
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| Building: | North Stelae Park
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| Object/Function: | Architecture |
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| City/Town: | Axum
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| Country: | Ethiopia
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| General Subject: | Power
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| Attribution: | North Stelae Park, Axum, Ethiopia, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54483 [retrieved May 9, 2024]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_North_Stelae_Park,_Axum,_Ethiopia_(2812686646).jpg. |
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| Record Number: | 54483
Last Updated: 2021-02-14 15:46:33
Record Created: 2011-05-27 18:08:02 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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