No, and the Ethiopians claim that the Ark is still there. Menelek would have known something of the scriptures, so could have arranged for the proper methods of carriage.
The part about sacrificing bullocks on the Ark to worship the star Sirius, though, seems like such a blashpemy that the Lord would not have permitted it.
As far as the realignment of the earlier palace on the site, that could be for a variety of reasons ~ but I'd guess God likes Sirus too, whacha' think?
You do realize the Arc is very necessary for rebuilding the Temple of Solomon in the End Times. Without it all you have is the Temple of Herod ~