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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Saint George's Cathedral - dome, lantern, cross and flag against blue sky - built by emperor Menelik II in 1896 to celebrate the victory in the battle of Adwa against the Italians - the church was designed and built by Italian POWs, architect Sebastiano Castagna - Ethiopian flag and ornate Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church cross with stylized ostrich eggs, representing strength and faith - Empress Zewditu was crowned at this Cathedral in 1917, and Emperor Haile Selassie was crowned there in 1930, and it became a pilgrimage destination for Rastafarians - Churchill Avenue, Arada district.