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Best architecture from every African nation Kenya Architecture, Architecture Styles, Heritage Architecture, African Architecture, African House, Awesome Architecture, City Planning, Heritage House, Historical Buildings

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54 Structures That Prove African Architecture Is Widely Underrated

There is incredible and underrated architecture across Africa, from important archaeological sites to vernacular structures to cathedrals and mosques.

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Circular huts are the traditional houses of the Sotho people of Lesotho. (Nicholas DeVore—Stone/Getty Images) African Houses, African Hut, Primitive Houses, African Architecture, African House, Suid Afrika, Travel Africa, Traditional Culture, Life Styles

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African architecture | Characteristics, History, Styles, Types, & Facts | Britannica

African architecture, the architecture of Africa, particularly of sub-Saharan Africa. In North Africa, where Islam and Christianity had a significant influence, architecture predominates among the visual arts. Included here are the magnificent mosques built of mud in Djenné and Mopti in Mali, the

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Best Places to Visit in Africa for Solo Women Travelers

If you’re a solo female traveler, here are some of the best places to visit in Africa on your own - a few may come as a surprise.

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Guy Says African Architecture Isn't Showcased Compared To European And Asian, Posts 44 Of Its Gorgeous Examples Swahili House, Swahili Architecture, Architecture Styles, African Architecture, African House, Stone City, Traditional Building, Countryside House, Pyramids Of Giza

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Guy Says African Architecture Isn't Showcased Compared To European And Asian, Posts 44 Of Its Gorgeous Examples

The glories of African architecture are often shamefully overlooked. Sadly, this is a symptom of a larger problem overall, where the rich diversity and culture of the African continent is largely glossed over in international media. Most reporting from the continent focuses only on issues that reinforce negative stereotypes – those of poverty, disease and war.

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Inspired Geometry by Ndebele Tribe - ◦ ◦ ◇ ◈ ◈ ▲ NEW CROP ▲ ◈ ◈ ◇ ◦ ◦ The Ndebele tribe's ability to transform colors and geometric design borrowed from their ancestors to life is so powerful! Since the 18th century, women of the Ndebele tribe of South Africa has been painting their mud houses with strong visions and whole hearts. African Hut, African House, Mud House, Afrique Art, Afrikaanse Kunst, Africa Do Sul, Unusual Homes, Vernacular Architecture, Thatched Roof

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Inspired Geometry by Ndebele Tribe - ◦ ◦ ◇ ◈ ◈ ▲ NEW CROP ▲ ◈ ◈ ◇ ◦ ◦ The Ndebele tribe's ability to transform colors and geometric design borrowed from their ancestors to life is so powerful! Since the 18th century, women of the Ndebele tribe of South Africa has been painting their mud houses with strong visions and whole hearts.

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