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Jan 31, 2018
City of Mapungubwe, South Africa
10th - 13th century Nothing remains of the buildings of this iron age city which sat on the meeting of the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers and...
Jan 30, 2018
The Aban, Kumase, Ghana
1822 The Aban, also referred to as The Palace of Culture, was a grand building constructed to display the wealth, gifts and military...
Jan 30, 2018
Ou Raadsaal, Pretoria, South Africa
1891 The Ou Raadsaal, or Old Council Hall, was commissioned by the first president of the Boer Transvaal republic, Paul Kruger, and was...
Jan 29, 2018
Kumasi Fort, Ghana
1897 During the British colonial campaign in Ghana, several of the great buildings of Ghana-based empires and kingdoms were destroyed. In...
Jan 29, 2018
Union Building, Pretoria, South Africa
1909 - 1913 Designed by Herbert Baker, one of Britain's most famous colonial architects, the Union Building became the seat of South...
Jan 28, 2018
Black Star Gate, Accra, Ghana
1961 Independence-era architecture in Ghana marked a break with traditional British forms and coincided with the modernist movement in...
Jan 28, 2018
Johannesburg Police Station, South Africa
1960 This police station was originally named after John Vorster, Minister of Justice and then Prime Minister, the man who created many...
Jan 27, 2018
Ghana National Cathedral, Accra, Ghana
TBC In recent times, state architecture projects in Ghana have usually been funded, designed and constructed by foreign countries such as...
Jan 27, 2018
Constitutional Court, Johannesburg, South Africa
2004 The Constitutional Court is the home for the body which protects South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution. It was designed by...
Jan 1, 2018
Old Parliament building, Maseru
The old parliament building was constructed in 1909 for the Basutoland National Council (BNC), a forerunner of Lesotho’s contemporary...
Jan 1, 2018
National University of Lesotho (NUL) campus in Roma
The National University of Lesotho (NUL) campus in Roma was estabished by the Roman Catholic Church as Lesotho’s first tertiary education...
Jan 1, 2018
Manthabiseng Convention Centre, Maseru
Manthabiseng National Convention Centre, opened in 1997 is the first State building to be funded, constructed and donated to Lesotho by...
Jan 1, 2018
The New Parliament Building, Mpilo Hill, Maseru
Lesotho’s Chinese-funded and constructed parliament building is located on Mpilo Hill in Maseru. Designed by China Northeast...
Dec 18, 2017
Understanding Statehood through Architecture wins ERC funding
The European Research Council has awarded a consolidator grant to Prof Julia Gallagher for her project, Understanding Statehood through...
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