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The design of the church was based on that of the Marseille Cathedral, [3] and in fact the two churches bear some resemblance to each other, the Stone Town cathedral being much smaller. Its main architectural feature is twin spires (like those of Marseille's church) that are one of the easiest elements of Stone Town's skyline to spot from ...
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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... While much of Zanzibar Town's architecture was rebuilt during Omani rule, nearby sites elucidate the general ...
Stonetown of Zanzibar (Arabic: مدينة زنجبار الحجرية, romanized: madīnat Zanjibār al-ḥajariyya), also known as Mji Mkongwe (Swahili for 'old town'), is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. The newer portion of the city is known as Ng'ambo, Swahili for 'the other side'.
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 ...
Ng’ambo Local Area Plan, Zanzibar Town, Zanzibar - Cooperation on the proposed urban development scheme for the Department of Urban and Rural Planning of the Government of Zanzibar, the City of Amsterdam and African Architecture Matters, commissioned by Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (African Architecture Matters. Team leader, senior ...