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A common theme in traditional African architecture is the use of fractal scaling: small parts of the structure tend to look similar to larger parts, such as a circular village made of circular houses. [1] African architecture in some areas has been influenced by external cultures for centuries, according to available evidence.
African architecture by style (11 C, 4 P) Buildings and structures in Africa (12 C) Marine architecture in Africa (2 C) Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Africa ...
African architecture by ethnicity (4 C, 8 P) ... Pages in category "African architecture by style" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
IFAN Museum of African Arts (Musée Théodore Monod d'Art Africain), Dakar, 1938 Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD, Pasteur Institute), Dakar, 1928 National Office of Veterans Affairs (Office national des Anciens Combattants), Dakar
Turkana, as Africa's largest saline lake, is an important area for the study of fauna and flora. It is a breeding ground for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus, and several venomous snakes. [113] The site was placed the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2018, primarily due to the potential impact of Ethiopia's Gilgel Gibe III Dam. [114] Lamu ...
1 African. 2 Asian. 3 South American. ... This list of house styles lists styles of vernacular architecture – i.e., ... List of architectural styles; References
Italianate. Modeled after farmhouses on the Italian countryside in the early 1800s, Italianate-style homes stand out for their grand stature. This style made its way to the U.S. in the 1850s ...
The architecture was often a mixture of styles in timber cut from local forests and stone hewn from local rocks. Most of the timber has gone, although the earthworks remain. Impressively, massive stone structures have survived for years.