Global InformationMeyazia 27 Square information
| Meyazia 27 Square | |
|---|---|
| Native name Amharic: ሜያአዚያ 27 አደባባይ | |
 The Arat Kilo Monument in Meyazia 27 Square | |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 9°01′58″N 38°45′48″E / 9.03287°N 38.76337°E |
| Built | 1930 |
| Demolished | 1936, 1974 |
| Restored | 1990s |
Meyazia 27 Square (Amharic: ሜያአዚያ 27 አደባባይ; or 5 May Square), commonly called Arat Kilo, is an important and historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, located where Adwa St, King George VI St, Queen Elizabeth II St, and Development Through Cooperation Ave come together. Its name denotes 27 Miyazya (5 May), both the day when Addis Ababa fell to Italy in 1936 and was liberated in 1941.[1] The park is under the aegis of the Addis Ababa Land Development and Urban Renewal Agency.
Many buildings of the Ethiopian government and Addis Ababa University are near the square.[2] The eastern side of the square is dominated by the Ministry of Education, the western side has Addis Ababa University Department of Computer Science and the Archaeology Museum. Among the heterogeneous assortment adjacent buildings are the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parliament building, and Imperial Palace Building.
- ^ Forbes, Duncan (1972). The Heart of Ethiopia. p. 17.
- ^ Balsvik, Randi Rønning (1985). Haile Sellassie's students: the intellectual and social background to revolution, 1952-1977. p. 22.