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Mar(a)hubi Ruins
TITLEMar(a)hubi Ruins
NATIONTanzania
DETAILRuin of Sultan Bagash's seaside palace
CITYZanzibar, near Mtoni
STATE or REGIONZanzibar
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTIONThs palace was built outside Zanzibar Town by Sultan Bargash (1870-1888). The domed structures seen in jm23, 24, and 26 are baths. The great columns once supported a huge wooden porch that was destroyed by fire in 1899.
MATERIALSCoral block
TYPEPalace
OTHER TERMSOmani Arab and Swahili
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERjm23
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PHOTOGRAPHERJuli McGruder
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPHOctober 1996
SOURCEJuli McGruder
COPYRIGHT HOLDERJuli McGruder
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