Sebastopol Artillery Mortar

Sebastopol Artillery Mortar - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Sebastopol was the name of a large artillery mortar commissioned by the Ethiopian emperor Tewodros II (1818–1868). The name was taken from the Crimean town Sevastopol, the site of a battle during the Crimean War. The mortar weighed approximately 6.7 tons, and was capable of firing off half-ton artillery rounds. Read more on Wikipedia

type: monument
date from: 1868

Source: en.wikipedia.org