Emperor Tewodros II Square — Attraction in Addis Ababa

Emperor Tewodros II (Kassa Hailu) (1855 - 68) was one of the most known patriot and warrior of Abbysinian kingdom. He was also referred as 'the barefooted king'. He was also desperate for power and modernization during late 19th century. Tewodros square is named after him. There is an ancient cannon (Sebastopol) in the middle of the square that stands there as a monument to Emperor Tewodros II. However, the square lacked the man...

Sebastopol was the name of a large artillery mortar commissioned by the Ethiopian emperor Tewodros II. The name was taken from the Crimean town Sevastopol, the site of a battle during the Crimean War. The mortar weighed approximately 6.7 tons, and was capable of firing off half-ton...

This canon called 'Sebastopol' built by British expats detained by Emperor Tewodros during the 1860s Gc & the then British Queen;Queen victoria declared war to invaded Ethiopia and free the detainees. i.e. The square thus named after the then...