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Sultan's Palace

File / Documentation
Name

225224_sv.jpg

Size

4.21 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

ac53cf483d5d8a423f3414065fa30c6c

Creator(s)
Tanzanian
Time period
creation date: original place built for Sultan Sayyid Said, 1827-1834, destruction date: palace destroyed in bombardment by Britain, later rebuilt partially on same site, 1896, creation date: 1896-1899, other date: renamed People's Palace, 1964, other date: palace turned into a museum, 1994
Location
Site: Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Cultural context
Tanzanian
Description
distant view, waterfront view, looking west, Sultan's Palace partially visible in distance, with House of Wonders clock tower. The pipe on the beach is a sewage pipe leading to the sea., 1985
Work type
Palace, Museum
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) 1983 Kim Cuenco
Access rights
All rights reserved
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