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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 ...
Christ Church is an Anglican cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.It belongs to the Anglican Church of Tanzania.It is a landmark historical church, [1] as well as one of the most prominent examples of early Christian architecture in East Africa.
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 ...
According to Tom 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 ...
The House of Wonders in the early 20th century. The palace was built in 1883 for Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar. [2] [3] It was intended as a ceremonial palace and official reception hall, celebrating modernity, and it was named "House of Wonders" because it was the first building in Zanzibar to have electricity, and also the first building in East Africa to have an elevator. [4]
The Sultan's Palace is one of the main historical buildings of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is a 3-story building with merlon-decorated white ...
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 ...
Tippu Tip's House is a historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar, located in Suicide Alley [1] in the Shangani ward [2] near the Africa House Hotel and Serena Inn, about 15–25 minute walking time from the Old Fort and Forodhani Gardens. It is the house where the powerful merchant and slave trader Tippu Tip (1837–1905) lived.