Ngome Kongwe

File / Documentation

Name

225286_sv.jpg

Size

4.56 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

41a1b741edc10c83867c44f1ff952343

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

exterior, view looking west across Forodhani Gardens from near the House of Wonders, 1985

Work type

Fort, Park (grounds), Garden

Medium

stone