The building was constructed by the coral and stones that comes from the sea and the walls were so thick about 1.5m.
welcome to Zanzibar the island of spices.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
THE OLD FORT ZANZIBAR ISLAND(NGOME KONGWE) WORLD HERITAGE SITE
It was built by Oman Arabs after expelling the Portuguese in 1699.It
was used as a garrison and prison in 19th century and as a terminal of
Zanzibar railways 1905 to 1928.A new guard house was built in 1947 and
used as the ladies club and an open theatre was added in the 1990.It is
now the headquarters of the Zanzibar international film festival.
The building was constructed by the coral and stones that comes from the sea and the walls were so thick about 1.5m.
welcome to Zanzibar the island of spices.
outside the old fort
the wall of the old fort is about 1.5m thickness.
top of the fort where there were guard houses constructed
Zanzibar international film festival theatre here is where the festival take place every year
The building was constructed by the coral and stones that comes from the sea and the walls were so thick about 1.5m.
welcome to Zanzibar the island of spices.
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