St George's Cathedral
Place · Piazza & Churchill Avenue
An octagonal cathedral built to mark the 1896 victory at Adwa, with a small museum on Ethiopian coronation and church history: go in the morning and combine with a Piazza coffee stop.
- Built to mark the 1896 victory at Adwa
- Coronation history museum
- Headscarf expected for women
- Go morning
- Bring cash
- Works with kids
- Mostly indoors
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Plan
Open now, best time to go, opening hours
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Usually 08:00–18:00Usually 8:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Crowds
Go morning
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon–Fri · busiest Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: ETB 100–200 (2026 estimate)
- Time to spend
- 45–65 min · up to 90 min if you linger
Best time to go
Quiet on weekday mornings; busy on Sundays and during Orthodox festivals.
By weekday: quietest Mon–Fri, busiest Sun.
Opening hours
- Hours
- 08:00–18:00 (typical, check)
- Note
- Hours are not printed here until verified; services can close the nave to visitors.
- Hours note
- Desk estimate; confirm before you go.
Which month is quietest
- Janlight
- Feblight
- Marlight
- Aprlight
- Maylight
- Junlight
- Jullight
- Auglight
- Seplight
- Octlight
- Novlight
- Declight
Crowds barely change through the year here; pick the month for the weather, not the queue.
Estimate: desk reasoning from Sunday-service patterns; not counted. Holidays and events move these weeks.
Weather here, next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
On the ground
Getting in, access, sensory load, what to bring, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Car to the cathedral gate, Piazza
- Ticket
- on site · official site · bring cash
- Stairs
- Not recorded
- Shoes
- Shoes on in the nave; a headscarf is expected for women.
Accessibility
- PartialStep-free entrance
- Check firstLifts
- Check firstAccessible toilet
- PartialWheelchair
- PartialStroller · caution
Sensory load
- Sensory load2/5 Low
Exposure: low
What to bring and the rules
- Cash · The ticket desk is likely to take cash only.
- Clothing that meets the dress rule · Shoulders and knees covered; women should bring a headscarf.
- Footwear that suits the rule · Shoes on in the nave; a headscarf is expected for women.
- Shoulders and knees covered; women should bring a headscarf.
- Ask before photographing worshippers or clergy.
Rules and prices change: check the official site before you go.
Bailouts
- heat: Nearest café (field-verify)
- rain: Stay inside: the nave and museum are indoor
Nearest rescue anchor: B — Café on the main street (field-verify)
Problem
Red lines
- Cover shoulders and knees; women should carry a headscarf.
- Ask before photographing worshippers or clergy.
Not checked in the last 12 months (no check date on file).
Map and nearby
Where it is, how to get there from your hotel or from where you stand, and what is around it
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Tickets, prices and entry
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- Buy at the entrance on the day.
- Buy from the official site or the ticket desk; resellers add a fee for the same ticket.
- Bring cash; cards may not be taken (check).
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered; women should bring a headscarf.
- Photos
- Ask before photographing worshippers or clergy.
- What's closed
- During servicescheckThe nave may be closed to sightseeing visitors during Mass.
“Check” dates move year to year: confirm on the official page for your date.
| Ticket | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | ETB 100–200 (2026 estimate) | Confirm at the gate. |
| Small museum (coronation regalia, church art) | Often included with entry (check) | — |
Time on site, inside and your plan
Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
45min
Typical
65min
p95
90min
How much time do you have?
Room to linger: a typical visit is 65 min, people who stay on take up to 90.
With the other 25 min, these are a walk away (their own visit time is on their page):
- Piazza cafés and Churchill Avenue5 min on foot · 20 min spare
- Tej house, Piazza8 min on foot · 17 min spare
Visit times are typical figures, not promises; queues and closing times can change them.
Step-free check, who it suits, facilities
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: partly · partly
- Lifts: check · check
- Accessible toilet: check · check
- Wheelchair: partly · partly
- Stroller: partly · partlycaution
Steps at the entrance and an uneven courtyard; the octagonal nave floor is level.
With kids
- with kids
- The small museum's regalia and old photographs can interest older children; younger ones may find the visit short and calm.
- child price
- check
Combine with
Combine with
- 5 minPiazza cafés and Churchill Avenue
- 8 minTej house, Piazza · eat
Walk the Piazza & Churchill Avenue area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time
Deep dive
Questions, photos, and where our facts come from
Questions and answers
Questions and answers
What does the museum cover?
Coronation regalia and Ethiopian church art and history; a small but informative stop alongside the cathedral itself.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Photos
Photos
St George's Cathedral Photo: Michal Lewi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Deep dive
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Addis Ababa
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Prices are 2026 estimates. The official site has the current price.
Source: Opening hours
Source: Best hour
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The quietest window written into this guide. Crowd levels are desk estimates, not counts.
Source: Bag rating
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Rated for the whole walking cluster, from desk research, not for this entrance.