Landmarks and monuments in Addis Ababa are critical tools to navigate and situate oneself in the city. Neighborhoods are imprecise, street names change, but landmarks remain. From regime to regime there is hardly a political or social habit of tearing down landmarks, even if dedicated to the bloodiest of dictators. Landmarks are so important in Addis Ababa that they become the defining characteristic of micro-neighborhoods that clutter the city and are colloquially favored to bureaucratic neighborhood titles.
The filters below allow you to explore architectural landmarks based on their architect's country of origin and understand neighborhood boundaries through various historical, political, and local factors.
After filtering, hover over and select a point to read a brief overview of the landmark.