A definitive digest of African architecture
news A definitive digest of African architecture dw.com 2 hrs ago An ambitious seven-volume encyclopedia captures the wealth of architectural wonders in 49 sub-Saharan African countries. © Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images 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 woo...
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