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"The 17th century Debre Birhan Selassie Church is one of those places in life when you enter your chin literally hits the ground with awe followed by a few minutes of silence as you try to take in what you are looking at."

~What to See at Debre Birhan Selassie Church?

The outside of Debre Birhan Selassie is rather plain, but its interior has made it one of Ethiopia's top tourist attractions.

The walls depict biblical scenes and saints and the ceiling is covered with the faces of hundreds of angels. Icons of the Holy Trinity (three identical men with halos) and the Crucifixion have pride of place above the entrance to the Holy of Holies.

Above the floor of the church are the curtained windows of the second story stall from which Emperor Eyasu II and his mother Empress Mentewab would look down on the ceremonies.

~History of Debre Birhan Selassie Church?

Debre Birhan Selassie was built by Emperor Eyasu II (also known as Birhan Seged, "He to Whom the Light Bows") in the 17th Century. It was named Debre Birhan, "Mountain of Light," after the Emperor's nickname as well as in honor of the church of the same name in Shewa.