3D print Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa
A free, printable model of Holy Trinity Cathedral, with its grounds and the low buildings around it, generated from real map data in your browser.
Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
About Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa
Holy Trinity Cathedral, called Kidist Selassie in Amharic, ranks highest among the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedrals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie oversaw its establishment on December 22, 1931. Construction was halted after the Italian invasion until 1942, when the cathedral was completed. Its purpose was to mark Ethiopia's victory over the Italian occupation, and afterward the church was designated as a place to commemorate those who resisted the invasion. Its title is Menbere Tsebaot, meaning 'Pure Altar'.
The cathedral has a threefold division modeled on Solomon's Temple. The congregation sings hymns in the outer ring, holy communion is given in the middle circle, and the innermost circle, accessible only to the priests, contains the Tabot. Circular churches are the most common type, but this cathedral is a square church.
Within the cathedral grounds are the Bale Wold Church, whose alternate name is Church of the Four Heavenly Creatures, along with primary and secondary schools, a monastery, the Holy Trinity Theological College and a museum. The cathedral is where the Orthodox Archdiocese of Addis Ababa has its official seat, and all bishops are consecrated there. Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw are buried in its north transept, and the churchyard holds the graves of patriarchs and of other prominent Ethiopians.
How it prints
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
| Print size | Landmark height | Scale |
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| 160 mm default | 10 mm | 1:3,750 |
| 200 mm | 12 mm | 1:3,000 |
| 256 mm | 16 mm | 1:2,344 |
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- Domes, cupolas and crosses
- The central dome and both towers end in small cupolas topped with crosses. Print friendly adapts these thin tips to the print scale; Full detail keeps them on a larger print, printed slowly with good cooling.
- Arcades along the walls
- The long sides have rows of arches, with small finials along the roof edge. Layers of 0.12–0.16 mm keep them crisp.
- One piece with the ground
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa is joined to the ground in the exported file, and the four-side check found no floating parts, so nothing needs gluing.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
- In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
- Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa takes the building color.
- File format
- You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About this model
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa is one of more than 2,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
Common questions
Is there a Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa STL I can download?
Mini Skyline builds the file for you in your browser and exports 3MF, which every major slicer opens. If you need an STL, open the 3MF in your slicer and export it from there.
How big can I print it?
Any print size from 40 mm across. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa grows with the print: about 10 mm tall on the default 160 mm print. For a model larger than your printer bed, Project Mode splits the area into tiles.
Is it free?
Yes. Generation runs in your browser, with no account and nothing behind a paywall.
