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Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of the Zanzibar City. The Town was the capital of the Sultanate of Zanzibar and at one point the capital of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman . The town's architecture and cultural composition is a mixture of centuries of various cultures that have inhabited the island such as the Arabs ...
Stone Town is part of Zanzibar City, which also includes the 'New City' of Ng'ambo ("the Other Side"), which mostly extends in the interior of Unguja to the south-east. The dividing line between Stone Town and Ng'ambo is Creek Road, later renamed to Benjamin Mkapa Road, marking the west side of the now reclaimed creek that separated them. [21]
According to John Middleton and Mark Horton, the architectural style of these stone houses have no Arab or Persian elements, and should be viewed as an entirely indigenous development of local vernacular architecture. While much of Zanzibar Town's architecture was rebuilt during Omani rule, nearby sites elucidate the general development of ...
This group includes within its scope all articles related to Zanzibar City. Our first project is about the Architecture of Zanzibar. We will do the following in the coming weeks: Write/Update pages or sections for: Architectural Styles used in Zanzibar City (and the East-African Coast) Architectural Typologies used in Zanzibar City
The Dispensary is one of the most finely decorated buildings of Stone Town and a symbol of the multi-cultural architecture and heritage of the city. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its wooden carved balconies, with stained glass decorations, are of Indian influence; the main structure is built with traditional Zanzibari coral rag and limestone , but covered with ...
Lamu town waterfront in Kenya, one of the best-preserved Swahili settlements. Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa. Rather than simple derivatives of Islamic architecture from the Arabic world, Swahili stone ...
It stands on the site of the previous palace, called Bait As-Sahel Arabic: بيت الساحل) that was destroyed in the Anglo Zanzibar war of 1896., [5] The present palace was built in late 19th century to serve as a residence for the Sultan's family.
Zanzibar City or Mjini District, often simply referred to as Zanzibar (Wilaya ya Zanzibar Mjini or Jiji la Zanzibar in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Mjini Magharibi Region in Tanzania. [1] The district covers an area of 15.4 km 2 (5.9 sq mi). [2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Nauru. [3]