The city came into existence in 1886 as a mineral springs resort for Ethiopia’s royal family and nobility: the empress Taitu, wife of Emperor Menilek II, persuaded him to in the area near the hot springs to members of the nobility. Thereafter, the city was founded and named Addis Ababa (“New Flower”), but only since the late 19th century has Addis Ababa been the capital of the Ethiopian state due to the extreme cold and an acute shortage of firewood in the area of the previous capital, Entoto. Addis Ababa then became the capital of Italian East Africa from 1936 to 1941, a period during which modern houses were built and many roads paved. After the country’s independence, Addis Ababa continued to modernize and became a center of higher education. Several international organizations have their headquarters in the city, such as the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Eastern Africa
Addis Ababa
Art Makers (28)
Art Spaces (4)
Artists in Addis Ababa
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Addis Ababa
Tsedaye Makonnen
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Addis Ababa
Tizta Berhanu
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Addis Ababa
Kirubel Melke Alemu
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Addis Ababa
Mulugeta Ayene
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Addis Ababa - አዲስ አበባ
Muluken Gorfu
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Addis Ababa
Leykun Girma
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Addis Ababa
Yidnekachew Dawit
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Addis Ababa
Habtamu Tibebe
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Addis Ababa
Joseph Habtemariam
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Addis Ababa
Kohar Kevorkian
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Addis Ababa
Nahosenay Nagussie
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Addis Ababa
Tadesse Mesfin
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Addis Ababa
Workneh Bezu
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Addis Ababa
Leikun Nahusenay
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Addis Ababa
Ephrem Solomon
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Fasil Assefa
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Addis Ababa
Michael Tsegaye
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Addis Ababa
Addis Gezehagn
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Addis Ababa
Aida Muluneh
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Addis Ababa
Fikru Gebremariam
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Addis Ababa
Henok Ayele
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Addis Ababa
Zerihum Yetmgeta
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Addis Ababa
Abiy Eshete
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Addis Ababa
Brook Yeshitila
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Addis Ababa
Dawit Abebe
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Dawit Tefera
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Addis Ababa
Elizabeth Habte Wold
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Addis Ababa
Emmanuel Tegene
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