{"id":2141,"date":"2026-05-01T10:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:26:10","slug":"the-new-arada-park-a-nexus-of-history-beauty-and-modernity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/the-new-arada-park-a-nexus-of-history-beauty-and-modernity\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Arada Park: A Nexus of History, Beauty, and Modernity."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arada Park stands as a landmark achievement, transforming a legacy of urban decay, pollution, and extreme poverty. By moving past the negative vestiges of the past and collectively forging a new era of Ethiopian beauty, we have defined a renewed national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have relocated residents from the Piazza area\u2014moving them from substandard conditions into dignified, modern housing. These new homes are healthy, spacious, and fully equipped with essential infrastructure. Crucially, we have ensured their social fabric remains unbroken, allowing traditional communal bonds like Iddir and Equb to flourish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP2-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP2-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/AP2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The reconstruction of Piazza reflects true civilization and the authentic spirit of &#8220;Arada&#8221; (urban sophistication). Our rivers have been reclaimed from pollution and disease; today, they serve as vibrant tourist destinations, symbols of natural beauty, and catalysts for job creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor of Addis Ababa Adanech Abiebie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arada Park stands as a landmark achievement, transforming a legacy of urban decay, pollution, and extreme poverty. By moving past the negative vestiges of the past and collectively forging a new era of Ethiopian beauty, we have defined a renewed national identity. We have relocated residents from the Piazza area\u2014moving them from substandard conditions into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addis-ababa-affairs","category-development","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2144,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions\/2144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}