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Jun 13, 2021 · June 13, 2021. ADDIS ABABA – Top government officials, including Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Deputy Mayor Adanech Abiebie, inaugurated the grand Meskel Square-Addis Ababa City Hall project on Sunday. The renovation project, which is a part of the Beautifying Sheger initiative, cost a total of 2.6 billion Birr. The renovation work has given ...
Jun 13, 2021 · The name Meskel derives from the Amharic term Holy Cross. Another activity included in the project is the beautification of the 3.5km Churchill Avenue that stretches from Addis Ababa City Hall to Meskel Square. The activities on the avenue include roadside greenery works and side walk developments, among others.
Jun 14, 2021 · Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, along with Addis Ababa city Deputy Mayor Adanech Abiebie and other senior government officials, has inaugurated the grand Meskel Square-Addis Ababa City Hall project. Part of the Beautifying Sheger initiative, the project is built at a cost of 2.6 billion birr. The refurbishment of Meskel Square, which is the main ...
Aug 15, 2024 · Despite its transformations over time, Addis Ababa’s main square is the city’s most important and powerful public open space. Meskel Square came into existence in the 1960s to host the annual religious celebration of Meskel. Meaning ‘cross’ in Amharic, Meskel is celebrated by believers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and ...
Meskel Square. Meskel Square (Amharic: መስቀል አደባባይ, romanized: mesik’el ādebabay, lit. 'Cross Square') is a public square in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is often a site for Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church gatherings or for demonstrations and festivals, notably, the Meskel Festival from which it takes its name ...
Jun 14, 2021 · The renovation projects implemented over the past nine months have costed the Addis Ababa City Administration over 2.6 billion Birr. “The Addis Ababa Meskel Square and Churchill Road-City Hall projects inaugurated June 13, 2021 are beyond aesthetic value. The renovations undertaken are human design centred and aspire to unlock the city’s ...
Addis Ababa June 13/2021 (ENA) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated today the Meskel Square to Mayor’s office project that costs 2.6 billion birr. This state of the art project provides integrated facilities, including underground parking lot that accommodates 1,400 vehicles. The project will enable Meskel Square accommodate more than half a million people for religious and public outdoor ...
