Tag: architecture
Kingdoms & Monuments: Royal Court of Tiébélé (Burkina Faso)
The Royal Court of Tiebele is proof that the Kassena are the masters of earthern construction (Image Wiki Commons) Discover the Royal Court of Tiébélé, ... Read More
The Future Is Ancestral: Africa’s Ancient Architecture
Demas Nwoko's New Culture Studio (Image: Fiimu) Africa's ancient builders solved climate-responsive design millennia ago. Discover how earthen walls, dry-stone masonry, and indigenous wisdom are ... Read More
Maths and Monuments: Sacred Geometry in African Architecture
Africa’s ancient builders were also mathematicians and more (Imagined by Gemini AI) Sacred Geometry: Africa’s Hidden Code Across Africa, ancient builders embedded their monuments with ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: St. George’s Church (Ethiopia)
Named the 8th wonder of the world, each of the Churches at Lalibela is hewn out of a single stone (Ludo Van Den Nouweland, Pexels) ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: The Meroe Pyramids (Kush, Sudan)
In Meroe, there are twice as many pyramids as there are in Egypt. The Meroe Pyramids and the Lost Glory of Africa’s Iron Kingdom: ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: The Ruins of Qart-hadasht (Tunisia)
The ruins of Qart Hadasht lie within a wealthy area of suburban Tunis (Imagined by AI) Qart-Hadasht: The African Empire That Challenged Rome The ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: Great Mosque of Djenné (Mali)
The great mosque at Djenne, Mali is built in the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of ancient north Africa The Great Mosque of Djenné: Africa’s Icon of Earth ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: The Great Ruins (Zimbabwe)
Until 1905, the Colonial Government of Rhodesia denied the Great Ruins were built by black people (Image: Ekskurzii.com) Mystery and Majesty: The Great Zimbabwe Ruins ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: Moro-Naba Palace, Wagadugu (Burkina Faso)
The ancestral entrance to the ancient seat of the Mossi people at Wagadugu is built in the Sudano-Sahelian style architecture (Photo by Kwaku Griffin: Pexels.) ... Read More
Haiti Needs Justice, Not Charity: A Call for Reparations
Haitians are religious and spiritual (Patrice S Dorsainville, Unsplash) Haiti Needs Justice, Not Charity: A Call for Reparations In the wake of the devastating 2010 ... Read More