Just as the day Asmara was liberated, Eritreans all over the world are basking in her glory and celebrating her new found fame - World Heritage Site.
Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is like no city you've visited before. Here are the top things to do and see while traveling Asmara.
Our trip to Eritrea gets to a bad start, but it was hard not to get charmed by the city's architecture and friendly people.
Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is like no city you've visited before. Here are the top things to do and see while traveling Asmara.
Asmara is a city of Eritrea, a country of the Africa. It is the capital of Eritea. About five hundred thousand people live in Asmara. The architecture of Asmara was influenced by the Italian colonization. The town of Asmara was colonized by the Italians. It was colonized in 1889. The town of Asmara became the national capital of the colony in 1897. In 1913 and then later in 1915, Asmara suffered knew some damages because of earthquakes. That is one of the reason why in the 1930βs, the Italians modified the architecture of the city. They built new buildings. Most of the actual center of the town was built by the Italians. The city looked like Roma. Asmara was called "Piccola Roma" (the little Roma). Nowadays, most of the buildings of Asmara have an italian origin. Some shops are still named in Italian. The three main architectural styles you will find in Asmara are the art deco style, the Victorian style and the Italian new roman style. The Impero Cinema is a famous art deco building of Asmara. As famous as well, there is the Pension Africa, a cubist building. The Europeans at that time used to say that Asmara was a place to experiment βnew radical designsβ. Some buildings are neo-Romanesque, such as the Roman Catholic Cathedral, some villas are built in a late Victorian style. Art Deco influences are found throughout the city. Architects were restricted by nothing. There are a lot of religious sites in the town of Asmara. Such as the catholic cathedral, the eclectic cathedral, mosquees, and the copte Nda Mariam cathedral which is one of the most impressive buildings of Asmara. Colored wall pictures done by contemporary artists can be seen in different parts of the town. The town also has traditional markets. It has little shops. The inhabitants are reputed warm and open people. Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
A man sits on a bench by the road side. Asmara, Eritrea. Β©Naro Faro
Just as the day Asmara was liberated, Eritreans all over the world are basking in her glory and celebrating her new found fame - World Heritage Site.
Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is like no city you've visited before. Here are the top things to do and see while traveling Asmara.
The airplane-shaped Fiat Tagliero garage, built by architect Giuseppe Pettazzi in 1938, similar to Frank Lloyd Wright's work. The design of the Tagliero garage was revolutionary for its time. The building has 98-foot-long concrete wings extending above the ground on each side. see the exhibition at www.asmara-architecture.com/ Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, and became an Art Deco laboratory during the 1930s, rationalism, Novecento, neo-Classicism, neo-Baroque and monumentalism are among the varied avant-garde styles that still can be seen there, the result today is hundreds of aging, sherbet-colored buildings that are still standing in the former italian quarter Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Asmara owes its stunning Modernist architecture to a dark past of oppression and subjugation by Italian colonial powers.
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Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is like no city you've visited before. Here are the top things to do and see while traveling Asmara.
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Kulafa Al Rashidin mosque was built in 1906; Islam is well established in Eritrea, accounting for approximately 50% of the religious population, all Eritrean Muslims practice Sunni Islam, the eastern and western lowlands, near Sudan border are predominantly Muslim while the highlands are predominantly Christian Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, was an Italian colony between 1890 and 1941. The city was populated by a large Italian community (53,000 of 98,000 inhabitants in 1939), so the architecture is a unique blend of Italian modernism and Eritrean style. Here are the most amazing examples.
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Asmara Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, and became an Art Deco laboratory during the 1930s, rationalism, Novecento, neo-Classicism, neo-Baroque and monumentalism are among the varied avant-garde styles that still can be seen there, the result today is hundreds of aging, sherbet-colored buildings that are still standing in the former italian quarter Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
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It is unlike any other city in the developing world β brilliantly planned with hardly any slums. As the cold war with Ethiopia finally ends, Asmara can at last look to the future
Ranked #5 of 23 attractions in Asmara. Been here too? Add it to your map!
Eritrea is one of the most mysterious countries in the world. If you decide to visit Eritrea try to learn about the history and resiliency of the Eritrean people.
Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, and became an Art Deco laboratory during the 1930s, rationalism, Novecento, neo-Classicism, neo-Baroque and monumentalism are among the varied avant-garde styles that still can be seen there, the result today is hundreds of aging, sherbet-colored buildings that are still standing in the former italian quarter Β© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Asmara - Eritrea Art Deco buildings - Italian style in this beautiful City. More Art Deco in Asmara: www.eritreadaily.net/News0206/article0206271.htm More Asmara: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmara More Eritrea: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea Better large ! :-)
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