r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 8h ago

North Africa Dar Lasram, Tunisia

150 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 1d ago

West Africa The Western House, Lagos

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755 Upvotes

11 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 2d ago

West Africa Lejja, Nigeria: One of Earth’s Earliest Known Iron-Production Sites

396 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 2d ago

Central Africa St. Michael's Church of Nkembo, Gabon

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529 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 2d ago

West Africa Nsukka, Nigeria

363 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 4d ago

West Africa Providence Baptist Church, Liberia

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132 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 5d ago

Central Africa Zingana Hotel, Cameroon

546 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 6d ago

North Africa Meroë

876 Upvotes

12 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 6d ago

East Africa Umma University, Kenya

364 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 7d ago

Southern Africa Bembeke Church, Malawi

555 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 8d ago

North Africa Karnak Temple

460 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 8d ago

Central Africa Market Hall in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

290 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 8d ago

West Africa Keffi Palace, Nigeria

291 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 10d ago

West Africa Gutemele house in the small town of Sangha, Mali

1.3k Upvotes

16 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 12d ago

West Africa Thomas Sankara Memorial Park, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

419 Upvotes

7 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 12d ago

West Africa Museum of West African Art, Nigeria

363 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 12d ago

Southern Africa Basotho mokhoro, Lesotho

312 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/n3xus1oN • 13d ago

Clay Palace of Ghardaïa, Algeria

273 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 13d ago

North Africa Wall of Knowledge Middle School, Morocco

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561 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 14d ago

West Africa Immeuble Kébé, Dakar

317 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 17d ago

Southern Africa Ancient City of Zimbabwe

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657 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 18d ago

West Africa The Lantern House, Lagos

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200 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 19d ago

East Africa The Catholic Eparchy of Keren, Eritrea

303 Upvotes

7 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 19d ago

West Africa The Masonic Temple of Liberia

62 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 20d ago

East Africa The Old Dispensary,Zanzibar

664 Upvotes

5 comments

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