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Fasiledes Baths
The Ceremonial Baths and Bathhouse of Emperor Fasiledes, during the Timkat (Epiphany) celebrations.
The Emperor Fasiledes had the nearby river temporarily diverted into the these large baths to fill them so that he could swim and bathe. In the middle of the baths is a small castle shown here which served as a type of hamam. Today the baths are filled once a year using the same method for the celebration of Timkat (Epiphany) which in the Orthodox church marks the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist.
Fasiledes Baths
The Ceremonial Baths and Bathhouse of Emperor Fasiledes, during the Timkat (Epiphany) celebrations.
The Emperor Fasiledes had the nearby river temporarily diverted into the these large baths to fill them so that he could swim and bathe. In the middle of the baths is a small castle shown here which served as a type of hamam. Today the baths are filled once a year using the same method for the celebration of Timkat (Epiphany) which in the Orthodox church marks the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist.