House of Wonders description and photos - Tanzania: Zanzibar
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House of Wonders description and photos - Tanzania: Zanzibar. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is House of Wonders. Photo and DescriptionThe name of one of the largest tropical Victorian buildings in Stonetown is Beit el Ajaib, or House of Wonders. It was built according to the project of a certain Scottish naval engineer commissioned by Sultan Bargash in 1883. For some time the house served as the residence of the Sultan. But in 1896, the three-story building became the object of British bombing: the British did not want Sultan Khalid bin Bargash to take the throne after the death of Sultan Hamad (1893 - 1896) After the shortest war in the history of Zanzibar, which lasted only 45 minutes (this is exactly how much the British bombed palace), the sultan chose to surrender to the British.When the building was renovated, the next sultan - Hamoud (1902 - 1911) - used the top floor as his residence, and after 1913 the government of Zanzibar sat here. Beit el-Ajaib was not only the largest building in all of Zanzibar, but also the first building to have electricity, running water and even an elevator. Since the Zanzibar government has been meeting elsewhere, Beit El Ajaib has occasionally hosted exhibitions and parties, and has recently opened a luxury restaurant. Although a commemorative plaque in front of the entrance says that someday this house will host a museum of the history of Zanzibar and the Swahili civilization ...   We also recommend reading Open Air Museum Old Village in Kumrovec (Muzej Staro selo Kumrovec) description and photos - Croatia: Krapina Topic: House of Wonders description and photos - Tanzania: Zanzibar. |
