House of Wonders

File / Documentation

Name

225276_sv.jpg

Size

3.99 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

dc770c0df73b44a630e5e8111e232980

Creator(s)

Patron: Barghash ibn Sa’id (Tanzanian, ca. 1834-1888)

Time period

creation date: 1883, other date: damaged in the British bombardment, clock tower added, 1896, other date: used as offices for various government agencies, 1911-early 1990s, alteration date: opened as the Museum of History and Culture, 2002

Location

Site: Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Cultural context

Tanzanian

Description

exterior, front facade, detail of clock tower, 1985

Work type

Palace, Museum

Keywords

Architecture, Tanzania

Stone Town (Zanzibar, Zanzibar)

Clock towers

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/164626