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Great Zimbabwe National Monument
TITLEGreat Zimbabwe National Monument
NATIONZimbabwe
SITEMidlands region
DETAILGreat Enclosure. The largest ancient structure in sub-Saharan Africa. Conical tower is solid, 10 meters high, of unknown purose. The walls, reach 11 meters high and are up to 5 meters thick.
NOTESFamed as the greatest medieval city in sub-Saharan Africa. It was a Bantu city of 10, 000 to 20, 000 people and the capital of a kingdom that stretched across southeastern Africa. First occupants came in the 11th century; the structures of hand-hewn granite blocks were built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Emigration began in the 15th century and the city was nearly deserted by 1500.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERLS020
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERLisa Schnellinger
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH1997
SOURCELisa Schnellinger
COPYRIGHT HOLDERLisa Schnellinger
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