House of Wonders

File / Documentation

Name

225202_sv.jpg

Size

4.29 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

9567de1107600dd5001facd0dc88ba24

Creator(s)

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

Tanzanian, Omani

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

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

Location

Site: Zanzibar (Tanzania)

Cultural context

Tanzanian

Omani

Description

exterior, view to east with fort tower in foreground and House of Wonders clock tower in background, 1985

Work type

Palace, Museum, Fort

Medium

stone

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