“Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ~Fasilides Bath in Gondar”
Beyond the confines of the city to the north-west is another fine monument accredited to Fasiladas; a bathing palace…..Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fasilides Bath or Swimming Pool is a two-storied battlemented building placed within a rectangular pool. Water is supplied by a canal from the nearby river, but is kept empty except during Timket; the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo celebration of Epiphany.
The bathing pavilion itself stands on pier arches, and contains several rooms, which are reached by a stone bridge, part of which could be raised for defense
Emperor Fasilides paternal grandfather’s name was also Fasilides
After touring the grounds of Fasilides Castles and Palaces, it was time for a coffee and tea break, and watch the goings on around us… it’s never dull in Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Not far from the Castle Palaces, we visited the coolest old Baths called the Fasilidas’s Pool, which it is still used for Timket celebrations today.
UPDATE….when we visited Gondar, back in the first few days of our tour, we visited this ancient bath. Workers were cleaning the pool, preparing to fill it with water. They we also building stadium seating out of bamboo for the huge crowds expected for the recent Timkat Orthodox Holiday celebration (1/19-1/21/20)
Sadly there was a tragedy, yesterday during the mass baptism of yesterday….
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