For example, I consider these buildings to be random & ugly:




I don’t want to generalize because there are impressive new buildings such as the new Lideta Mall, the new buildings for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia & African Union, Abrehot Library, embassy of the Netherlands, S.A. Embassy, etc.
Odie wrote: ↑10 Dec 2025, 03:04It may have been well designed and beautiful at its time. That is why it is still standing strong. It may be historical. However aesthetically it is no more appealing for the current age in my openion. I have been inside and I don’t like it personally. I don’t like it the way maintained. As it is a gov structure it is not maintained well. I also associate it with bad people the likes of Genet etc and I don’t like it. Also it does not fit the era. The same for ብሄራዊ theater. Both structures need to be preserved for historical reasons may be as kind of museum (education in Ethiopia museum and theater in Ethiopia museum) and build new state of the art buildings for MoE and National theater when the country is at peace with itself from this forum to the whole nation.Selam/ wrote: ↑09 Dec 2025, 22:25The building doesn’t bother me as far as I am concerned. What I hate is the content & exterior alterations:
Let me explain;
- Installing the tribalist cadres, Genet Gudit & Biramtu Nega right in front of the historic Meyazia 27 Square is disgraceful & incompatible with the heritage.
- The building was designed with the intent that it embraces & complement the square while it remains open & accessible to the public. Cursed Derg, Woyane & PP came in & fenced and closed it off from the public, making the building feel like an urban-center jail.
- Idiotic PP cadres painted the exterior with a bright blue color, reducing the original monumental elegance to a children’s book illustration.
Odie wrote: ↑09 Dec 2025, 20:41You know I hate that building. I wish MoE got some better modern building and that building was removed. For some reason, I hate the architecture, and it is old.
Well, the country is "blessed" with a colonel who all the time enjoys war and conflict. We were told he said, 2/3 of Ethiopians are nonproductive and should be spent on something useful including for fighting. So, the youth failed schooling means good news for PPIt won't worry to hire them with no degree (jobs are not available even with degrees as we were told) and more youth to recruit for war to deal with the "lice"
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