/r/AfricanArchitecture
We feature pictures of the best and most interesting African architecture.
With 54 countries on the mainland continent and islands, the diversity of styles is truly breathtaking! Contemporary or historical, north, south, east or west, if you are interested in African architecture, welcome!
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African Architecture pictures only
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Aim: To share knowledge of African history and culture through architecture, and to promote a positive representation of Africa.
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African Vernacular Architecture Pictures from all of Africa
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List of Kingdoms in pre-colonial Africa
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African Architecture full summary on Afropedea
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Edo style
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Precolonial Kumasi
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ደብረ ዳሞ/Dabra Dammo, Ancient Aksumite Monastery in Tigray, Ethiopia.
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The Adulis Throne -A 2nd-century monument dedicated to an un-named conqueror.
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Tswana town
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Main entrance to Ait Benhaddou, a ksar (fortified village) along the ancient caravan trade route that crossed the Sahara from Marrakesh and Timbuktu. It was fortified in the 11th century to protect travelers from bandits. A great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture [1080x720] [OC]
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Berber village of Kabaw, 1938 ca
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« Tour F » en construction, Abidjan, mai 2024. Avec 404m au total à sa livraison, elle sera le plus haut bâtiment du continent africain d'ici 2026. -- With a total height of 404m on completion, it will be the tallest building on the African continent by 2026.
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African Architecture from fourteen historical cities
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Fasiladas' Bath, Gondar, Ethiopia, ca. 1950,
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Emperor Yohannes' castle, Mekelle, Ethiopia, ca. 1924.
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Traditional Benin doors.
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A Timbuktu Alley, Mali
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Victoria Island,Lagos, Nigeria
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Kumasi Fort
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Nubia
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St. Paul's Cathedral - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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