List of Art Deco architecture in Africa

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This is a list of buildings that are examples of Art Deco in Africa:

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Algeria

Abandoned cinema, Tombwa, Namibe Province, Angola Tombwa Cine Porto Alexandre.jpg
Abandoned cinema, Tômbwa, Namibe Province, Angola

Angola

source: [1]

Burundi

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaīre)

source: [2]

Town Hall (Mairie de Bukavu), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo Mairie Bukavu.jpg
Town Hall (Mairie de Bukavu), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Cairo

source: [3]

Eritrea

Governor's Palace, Maakel Region administrative building, Asmara, Eritrea Maakel Region administrative building, Asmara, Eritrea (30659950712).jpg
Governor's Palace, Maakel Region administrative building, Asmara, Eritrea

Asmara

source: [4]

Ghana

Cine Bolama, Bolama, Sul Province, Guinea-Bissau Cine Bolama 07.jpg
Cine Bolama, Bolama, Sul Province, Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Nairobi

Jardin de Majorelle, Marrakesh, Morocco Le jardin des majorelle l5.JPG
Jardin de Majorelle, Marrakesh, Morocco

Morocco

Hotel Volubilis, Casablanca, Morocco Volubilis Hotel, Casablanca 1858.jpg
Hotel Volubilis, Casablanca, Morocco

Casablanca

Fez

Train Station, Ressano Garcia, Mozambique Estacao Ressano Garcia.JPG
Train Station, Ressano Garcia, Mozambique

Mozambique

Casa Coimbra, Maputo, Mozambique Casa Coimbra em Maputo (4107144996).jpg
Casa Coimbra, Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo

Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, has a rich Art Deco heritage from the Portuguese colonial period (1781-1976), when the city was called Lourenço Marques. [6]

Namibia

Nigeria

Cineteatro Marcelo da Veiga, Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Cinema (16063110557).jpg
Cineteatro Marcelo da Veiga, São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

National Office of Veterans Affairs, Dakar, Senegal Dakar-Office national des anciens combattants du Senegal.jpg
National Office of Veterans Affairs, Dakar, Senegal

Senegal

Somalia

South Africa

Source: [8]

Detail of Mutual Heights Building, Cape Town, South Africa Mutual Building Cape Town 109.jpg
Detail of Mutual Heights Building, Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town

Surrey Mansions, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa SurreyMansions.gif
Surrey Mansions, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Durban

source: [9] [10] [11]

Eastern Cape

AManners Mansions, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Manners Mansions Jeppe and Joubert str029 - Copy.jpg
AManners Mansions, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Johannesburg

Springs Central Fire Station, Springs, Gauteng, South Africa Springs Fire Station.jpg
Springs Central Fire Station, Springs, Gauteng, South Africa

Springs, Gauteng

Acropole Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan AcropoleHotelKhartoum Erdbeernaut02102015.jpg
Acropole Hotel, Khartoum, Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Staircase of building on Rue du Docteur Cassar, Hafsia, Tunis, Tunisia Cage escalier tn.jpg
Staircase of building on Rue du Docteur Cassar, Hafsia, Tunis, Tunisia

Tunisia[ citation needed ]

Uganda

Zambia

See also

References

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  5. "L'histoire de la Villa Zevaco de Casablanca". www.madein.city (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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