King Ezana's Stele
የንጉሥ ዔዛና ሐውልት
The only giant stele in the North Stelae Park that has never fallen. It stands about 21 meters tall, with nine carved stories of 'windows' on its face.
Ezana's Stele (Stele No. 3) stands about 21 meters tall and is carved from a single block of granite. Its four faces show nine stories of imitation wooden doors, windows and beam ends, and a false door at the base. It is the best-preserved of the Axum stelae and the only one that has stood upright throughout. It can be compared with the fallen 33-meter 'Great Stele' and the 'Roman Stele,' which was returned from Rome and re-erected in 2008, all in the North Stelae Park. The stelae are a World Heritage Site. Combined tickets are sold on site, and guides are available for hire in the park.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–17:30; check on site
Nearby sights
- Obelisks of Aksum
- Aksum Archaeological Museum
- Tomb of the False Door & Mausoleum
- Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion
- Mai Shum (Queen of Sheba's Bath)
- Ezana Stone
- Aksum Market
- Tomb of Bazen