Ngome Kongwe

File / Documentation

Name

225288_sv.jpg

Size

4.66 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

c3ac5d0253f15c2d06e41f00a75a2a5e

Creator(s)

Tanzanian, Omani

Restorer: Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Historic Cities Programme (founded 1992), Landscape architectural firm: Planning Partners (South African, founded 1974)

Time period

creation date: 1698-1701, restoration date: seafront entrance block rebuilt, 1946, other date: portion of the fort turned into an open air theater, 1994

creation date: Jubilee Gardens laid out in honor of King George V's Silver Jubilee, 1935, restoration date: 2002-2009

Location

Site: Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Cultural context

Tanzanian

Omani

Description

general view, view within Forodhani Gardens looking south to fort, 1985

Work type

Fort, Park (grounds), Garden

Medium

stone