House of Wonders

File / Documentation

Name

225350_sv.jpg

Size

3.56 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

dde6f468a1c0fab69a67b246cfb14c19

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

distant view, view looking west across the Old Fort towards the House of Wonders, 1985

Work type

Palace, Museum, Fort

Medium

stone

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