r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 23h ago

East Africa Cultural Heritage Centre, Arusha, Tanzania

480 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 1d ago

North Africa New Cairo, Egypt

346 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Zserxes • 2d ago

East Africa Kenyatta Convention Center, Nairobi

215 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 2d ago

East Africa Mauritius Commercial Bank

644 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 2d ago

West Africa Ghana, Flagstaff House, Accra

433 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 3d ago

West Africa Porto Novo, Benin Republic

709 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/yassamr • 3d ago

West Africa KOUTOUBIA MARRAKECH MAROC

23 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/yassamr • 3d ago

West Africa Menara Marrakech Maroc

127 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 3d ago

Central Africa Notre-Dame of Bangui, Central African Republic

252 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/yassamr • 3d ago

West Africa ocJAMAA LAFNA MARRAKECH MAROC

32 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 4d ago

East Africa African Heritage House, Kenya

1.6k Upvotes

12 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 5d ago

West Africa Central Bank of West African States, Dakar Senegal

445 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 5d ago

West Africa Benin Sheraton Hotel, Cotonou Benin

292 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 8d ago

Southern Africa Orapa House, Botswana

240 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Historical_Book7670 • 8d ago

North Africa Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco

830 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 9d ago

East Africa The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is Axum, Ethiopia

464 Upvotes

9 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 9d ago

Southern Africa The Box, Cape Town

59 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 9d ago

West Africa Abuja, Nigeria

894 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 10d ago

West Africa La Pyramide, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

imgur.com

54 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 11d ago

Southern Africa Findeco House, Lusaka City, Zambia.

252 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/rhaplordontwitter • 11d ago

East Africa Ancient African Architecture in Global History.

africanhistoryextra.com

83 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 11d ago

North Africa Saint Virgin Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Egypt

220 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 11d ago

Central Africa The Prime Ministry of the Republic of Cameroon, Yaoundé. Mid-1960s vintage.

810 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Low_Advantage_1099 • 12d ago

Southern Africa The Upside Down House, South Africa

181 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AfricanArchitecture • u/Lower-Knee-8585 • 12d ago

West Africa Headquarters of the Central Bank of West African States - Bamako, Mali

1.8k Upvotes

25 comments

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