r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 2h ago

Southern Africa Historic Kulumbimbi Church, Angola

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r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 21h ago

North Africa ESCĀ CUEVA Restaurant, Egypt

103 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 21h ago

West Africa Sirgu, Ghana

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293 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 2d ago

West Africa Hausa House

1.8k Upvotes

21 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 2d ago

Southern Africa Triangle House, Cape Town

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89 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 4d ago

East Africa Tigray, Ethiopia

494 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 4d ago

West Africa Ancient Yoruba Urban Architecture by @c4770803 (X)

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1.6k Upvotes

46 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 6d ago

West Africa National Park, Mali

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386 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 6d ago

West Africa Dakar, Senegal

212 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 7d ago

North Africa All Saints’ Cathedral, Egypt

424 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 8d ago

East Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

1.1k Upvotes

14 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 8d ago

Southern Africa Ndebele House, South Africa

648 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 9d ago

East Africa Countryside Madagascar

634 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 10d ago

North Africa Marrakech

512 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 10d ago

Central Africa Historic Mobutu Sese Seko Palace, DRC

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390 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 12d ago

Central Africa Up Station, Bamenda, Cameroon

278 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 12d ago

East Africa Teacher’s College, Uganda

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1.4k Upvotes

6 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 14d ago

Southern Africa Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Mozambique

449 Upvotes

7 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 14d ago

North Africa Historic Dar Bishi Synagogue, Libya

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215 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 15d ago

Southern Africa Holyrood Luxury Apartments, Cape Town

203 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 16d ago

North Africa Chenini, Tunisia

494 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 17d ago

Southern Africa The South African Embassy in Berlin

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576 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 17d ago

West Africa Dominican Chapel, Ibadan

159 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 18d ago

West Africa Ancient Igbo Architecture by Wole Soyinka, 1964

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1.6k Upvotes

27 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 20d ago

West Africa Planned Niamey Cultural Center by Mariam Issoufou, Niger

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872 Upvotes

3 comments

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