by Peter Gallagher | May 17, 2018 | Gates of Mekelle, Photography
Sometimes the gate isn’t much more than a minor barrier or inconvenience.
by Peter Gallagher | May 10, 2018 | Gates of Mekelle, Photography
I really like the juxtaposition of the hand-crafted stone-work in the wall with the dilapidated tin door of this gate.
by Peter Gallagher | Nov 28, 2017 | Gates of Mekelle, Photography
The gates around the city in the area between our house and the youth centre were primarily the larger more detailed metal gates and yet I really liked these simple ones. There were probably made from found materials and constructed in a this-will-do manner, they...
by Peter Gallagher | Nov 20, 2017 | Gates of Mekelle, Photography
This gate uses a circle and scroll pattern to create a nice symmetrical design. The integrated yet inverted cross alludes to the Christian Orthodox culture in northern Ethiopia.
by Peter Gallagher | Nov 17, 2017 | Photography
Mekelle Gate #17 has a rectangle design with a few posted bills.
