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Elements of Portuguese architecture introduced by returnee ex-slaves from Brazil and the Caribbean, although present all over the city, predominates in places like: Lagos Island, Surulere and Yaba Municipalities. [1] [2] [3] Colonial-styled architecture flourished during the Lagos Colony. The Lagos skyline is a mixture of modern high rise ...
City Hall, Lagos. The Lagos City Hall, established in 1900, is the secretariat of the oldest local government in Nigeria. [1] It is located within the Brazilian quarters, right in the center of the Lagos business district. It is also adjacent to King's College, Lagos, St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos and Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos. [2]
Architecture of Nigeria was historically influenced by environmental conditions as well as social and cultural factors. The coming of missionaries and political changes brought about by colonialism precipitated a change in architectural style and utility of buildings.
Michael Olutusen Onafowokan (1912–1991) [1] was a Nigerian architect regarded as the pioneer of architecture in Nigeria and Commonwealth Africa. [2] He was one of the pioneers of Tropical Modernism an architectural design era that took into consideration the climatic condition of the region and attempted to curtail or utilize the climatic condition through the use of design elements, styles ...
Architecture of Lagos; Architecture of Nigeria This page was last edited on 29 June 2018, at 13:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Recently modernized by the Obas Adeniji Adele II and Adeyinka Oyekan II, it underwent additional modernization in 2007 and 2008 by the present Oba, Akiolu, in conjunction with the Lagos State government and the Nigerian Museum. [8] Iga Idunganran has served as an administration centre, the island's market and the venue of the Eyo festival. [9]
Nigeria’s Lagos state marked a historic moment by making Africa’s inaugural appearance at the renowned Lord Mayor’s Show in London – an annual procession, steeped in 800 years of tradition ...
Universities and colleges in Lagos (4 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Lagos" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.