Addis Ababa 1886–1941: The City and Its Architectural Heritage (Paper Cover)

Addis Ababa, the ‘new flower’, remains one of the most unique capitals of Africa. At an altitude of 2,400 metres above the Great Rift Valley and located at the heart of Ethiopia, its neighbourhoods, which originated from feudal military camps, cover the mountainside where the streams flow down from the forested slopes of Entoto Hill. Under the shadow of the eucalyptus and jacaranda trees, Addis Ababa