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Along with Africa Hall, the UNECA headquarters, the Addis Ababa city hall was one of the two projects designed to demonstrate, in the words of Emperor Haile Selassie, “that it is possible to construct grand buildings here too [in Ethiopia], by erecting a couple of high-profile structures.
The Addis Ababa City Administration (Amharic: የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር) is a government executive organ of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. It is governed by mayor, and the lowest administrative unit is the woreda, led by a woreda administrator. As a federal structure the woreda administration has an elected council.
It also serves as a conference center for African and diaspora businesses. [1] The main building is 99.9 m (328 ft) tall [2] and it is the second tallest building in Addis Ababa. Its cost was US$200 million, and it was mainly funded by the Chinese government. [3]
There are 119 embassies in Addis Ababa. As Addis Ababa is the seat of the African Union, embassies resident therein are also accredited to this organization. However, some countries maintain permanent missions or delegations separate from their embassies to Ethiopia.
Millennium Hall (Amharic: ሚሌኒየም አዳራሽ) is a venue located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Built in 2006 by Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi , it is a multi-purpose facility hosting variety events, including conferences, cultural performance and religious gatherings.
Addis Ababa (/ ˌ æ d ɪ s ˈ æ b ə b ə /; [5] Amharic: አዲስ አበባ, lit. 'new flower' [adˈdis ˈabəba] ⓘ,Oromo: Finfinnee, lit. 'fountain of hot mineral water') is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia and Oromia [6] [7] [8] In the 2007 census, the city's population was estimated to be 2,739,551 inhabitants. [2]
Kirkos (Amharic: ቂርቆስ ክፍለ ከተማ), also spelled Kerkos, Kirikos or Cherkos, is a district (sub-city) of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was 235,441. As of 2011 its population was 235,441.
Emperor Haile Selassie I giving a speech from the throne in front of parliament. It was built in the early 1930s for the Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia.The central hall is flanked on either side by the chambers originally for the Senate (Yaheg Mawos sena Meker-beth) and the Chamber of Deputies (Yaheg Mamria Meker-beth).