Fasilides Castle complex

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castle complex fortified complex historic site royal enclosure

Fasilides Castle complex is a historic fortified royal enclosure in Gondar, Ethiopia, renowned for its unique blend of Ethiopian, Portuguese, and Indian architectural influences and its role as a former seat of Ethiopian emperors.

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Label Occurrences
Fasilides Castle 1
Fasilides Castle complex canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle complex ⓘ
fortified complex ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
royal enclosure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fasil Ghebbi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Enclosure of Gondar NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalInfluence Baroque architecture ⓘ
Indian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portuguese architecture ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ethiopian architecture ⓘ
builtFor Ethiopian emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ
condition partially preserved ⓘ
constructionBeganUnder Emperor Fasilides NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Bakaffa’s Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dawit III Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fasilides Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iyasu I Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mentewab’s Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
banqueting hall ⓘ
chancellery ⓘ
churches ⓘ
stables ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
function ceremonial center ⓘ
political center ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
governingBody Ethiopian Heritage Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature battlements ⓘ
gates ⓘ
high enclosing walls ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gondar NERFINISHED ⓘ
material mortar ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Emperor Fasilides NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf city of Gondar ⓘ
period Gondarine period ⓘ
region Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance former seat of Ethiopian emperors ⓘ
symbol of Gondarine period ⓘ
startDate 17th century ⓘ
tourismAttraction major tourist destination in Ethiopia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
usedBy Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fasil Ghebbi (in Gondar city) → alsoKnownAs → Fasilides Castle complex ⓘ
subject surface form: Fasil Ghebbi
Fasil Ghebbi (in Gondar city) → hasPart → Fasilides Castle complex ⓘ
subject surface form: Fasil Ghebbi
this entity surface form: Fasilides Castle