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Great Zimbabwe complex
The Great Zimbabwe complex, near Masvingo, south-central Zimbabwe.
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Great Zimbabwe
Aerial view of the ruins of Great Zimbabwe.
ZEFA
Nigeria: architecture
Clay houses decorated with low-relief ornament and vibrant designs, exhibiting contemporary...
(centre right) Frank Willett
cylindrical houses in a Matakam compound
Thatch-covered conical roofs of cylindrical houses in a Matakam compound, Cameroon.
Rene Gardi
Bafussam chieftain's house
Ancestor figures, carved door frame, and veranda posts on a Bafussam chieftain's...
Photo Hoa-Qui
Dogon architecture
Dogon cliff village on the Bandiagara escarpment, Mali.
Victor Englebert
Dogon sacred site
Dogon sacred site streaked with millet-porridge offerings.
Rene Gardi
Hausa decorated building
Hausa building with molded low-relief decoration, Zaria, Nigeria.
Frank Willett
mosque in Niger
Most of Niger's people are Muslims. This mosque is located in Agadez, Niger.
Picturepoint, London
palace on the harbour, Zanzibar
The former sultan's palace, facing the harbour at Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Paul Hufner/Shostal Associates
Ndebele house decoration
Painted house and enclosure walls of an Ndebele village near Pretoria, Transvaal,...
Paul Almasy
Djenné, Mali: mosque
Mosque of Djenné, Mali.
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