Zanzibar · Culture, design & architecture

House of Wonders (Beit al-Ajaib)

Type
Stone Town
Area
Stone Town
City
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Guide
January · Culture, design & architecture
The 1883 sultan’s palace, once the first building in East Africa with a lift. Much of it collapsed in 2020 during restoration; see it from the seafront.
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Closed for reconstruction
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