The Union Building of South Africa is the most beautiful
government residence in the world. Sir Herbert Baker
was the architect of this 275 m long building and
had it built in the English monumental style from
light sandstone for many South Africans.
Ethiopian emperor from 1632 to 1667, who ended a period
of contact between his country and Europe, initiating
a policy of isolation that lasted for more than two
centuries.
The State House is the official residence of the President
of Kenya. It was formerly known as Government House.
It was built in 1907 to serve as the official residence
of the governor when Kenya was a British Colony.
The Jummah Mosque is located in the city centre of
the City of Port-Louis on the Royal Road. The country's
second mosque in Mauritius, it is described in the
Ministry of Tourism's guide as certainly the most
beautiful religious building in the country.
The Palácio da Ponta Vermelha is the official
residence of the President of Mozambique in Maputo.
Ponta Vermelha (lit. Red Point) which is the area
of Maputo where it is located rather than to any feature
of the building.
El Badi Palace, located in Marrakech (Morocco), consists
nowadays of the remnants of a magnificent palace built
by the Saadian king Ahmed el-Mansour in 1578. The
original building is thought to have consisted of
360 rooms, a yard of 135m by 110m and a pool of 90m
by 20m, richly decorated with Italian marblesand a
lots of gold brought from Sudan.
In Cairo Bab Zuweila is a medieval gate, which is
still standing. It is famous in history because in
the Mongol era the heads of six messengers of Hulagu
(the Mongol leader) were hanged on it as a response
of the Egyptian Sultan to Hulagu's threats of attacking
Egypt.
Lealui is the dry season residence of the king of
the Lozi people of western Zambia Litunga. At the
end of the dry season, as flood waters encroach on
the compound, the Litunga moves to Limulunga on higher
ground.
In 1482 Elmina Castle also St. George El Mina Castle;
( in Portuguese Castelo de São Jorge de Mina)
was built by the Portuguese as the first trading post
in the Gulf of Guinea at present-day Elmina, Ghana.
El Mouradia is the name of the main presidential
palace in Algeria. El Mouradia symbolises the Algerian
presidency therefore just like the White
House or the Kremlin symbolise the American
or Russian presidencies.
The House of Ibrahim Al-Senari, as a matter of fact,
has unique site near the Canal of Old Al-Nasr Gulf,
making it a piece of art which was designed and erected
by one of the rich Mamelukes in the late 18th century,
is located near a southern suburb of the old Fatimid
city.
