An Old Lodge at Dugum

This is an old lodge built probably in the 1960s Geez Calendar by the visionary man of deeds Raesi #Seyoum #Mengesha, the then governor of Tigrai.

The buildings constructed to reflect the exact housing style of typical Tigrai architecture with a grand vision of serving as a lodge to tourists visiting #Gheralta and surrounding.

Located at #Degum, a small town serving as a gateway to the Gheralta chains of mountains, they are on the roadside of the main highway running #Abraha_We_Atsbeha to #Megab. Facing to the south and southwest mountains, they have the best view of the majestic escarpments.

Today, these buildings are mere ruins left to tell unfinished history in the making. I can imagine the motive and #vision behind the project that drove the Raesi to construct it. This is farsightedness in leadership. This is what a visionary leadership means.

By Andom Gebreyesus