This lovely 1937 creation – one of a series of four similar buildings on Mosque Street was demolished in the last few weeks…. (but there will be some good news for the new year coming soon, honest!)
Posts Tagged ‘mosque street’
and then there were three
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged architecture, dar es salaam, demolition, mosque street on January 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Darkhana Jamatkhana
Posted in drawing, tagged dar, jamatkhana, khoja ismaili, mosque street, tanzania on April 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Built in 1930, this striking building on Mosque Street was a major centre of activity for the Khoja Ismaili community up to the 1960s along with the Aga Khan Library built in 1934, and Aga Khan Girl’s School in 1935.
hamid mansion
Posted in drawing, tagged dar es salaam, hamid mansion, mosque street, new zahir restaurant, sketches on February 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Hamid Mansion on the corner of Mosque and Mshihiri streets is a fine example of Dar’s architectural style from the early sixties. Its stylish ‘egg-box’ window units are inspired by the innovations of the French architect Le Corbusier.
Being adjacent to the famous New Zahir restaurant you can admire its fine details with a belly full of delicious fried chicken or biryani.
As ever, if anyone has any information or stories about this building, please let me know!
