Middle East & Africa · Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
One city, six chapters. Scroll through Addis Ababa from the earliest photographs to the street corners Wealin travellers are posting today.
The diplomatic capital of Africa, home of the African Union.
Sits at 2,355 metres, one of the highest capitals in the world.
Chapter 1
The old world
1900 — 1930
Horse carts, first trams, market squares and the very first photographers walking these streets.
Chapter 2
Post-war years
1950 — 1965
Cafés reopen, boulevards fill again, and the city learns to celebrate in public.
Chapter 3
Neon decades
1980 — 1995
Cassette shops, bright signage, crowded buses and the first skyline cranes.
Chapter 4
Millennium
2000 — 2010
Digital cameras everywhere, new metro lines, and the food scene going global.
Chapter 5
The shared city
2011 — 2020
Rooftop bars, specialty coffee, weekend markets and the rise of the local guide.
Chapter 6
Today
2021 — now
The city as Wealin travellers see it right now — food, corners, people, memories.
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