Axum, known to be t he cradle of Ethiopian civilization, was once the capital city of one of the world's most glorious empires.The Axumite kingdom,of which ruins of the a palace,tombs, monasteries and a bathing pool can be visited today,serve as mere glimpse into this magnificent past.The queen of sheba reputably ruled from Axum and her palace is visited by thousands of tourist every year.the The 16th century church St,Mary Zion,also found in Axum, is said to house the Ark of covenant.Most obvious and well known however,are Axum's monolisks, two of which are still standing today.The tallest,33 meters in height, is known as Kings Ezana's monolisk.the next tallest monolisk is 23 meters in height and still stands today,centuries later.once can still see the identical designs carved into the granite rock.Legend says that these obelisks were hoisted into the the air with the help of elephants.No other method at the time would have enabled the obelisks to be mounted in one piece. |
