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A definitive digest of African architecture
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An ambitious seven-volume encyclopedia captures the wealth of architectural wonders in 49 sub-Saharan African countries.
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The wooden struts protruding from the facade of the Bobo Dioulasso mosque in Burkina Faso double up as scaffolding when required
The mirage-like Grand Mosque of Djenne in Mali could have very well have inspired Antonio Gaudi s renowned Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona. In Burkina Faso, the iconic Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso features conical towers dotted with wooden struts resemble spears from afar but which double up as scaffolding for repair works whenever necessary. ....

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