Asmara: A Modernist African City
Asmara preserves an unusually intact human scale, featuring eclectic and rationalist built forms, well-defined open spaces, and public and private buildings, including cinemas,
Asmara preserves an unusually intact human scale, featuring eclectic and rationalist built forms, well-defined open spaces, and public and private buildings, including cinemas,
Asmara, Eritrea''s highland capital, is a startling blend of African life and preserved Italian Art Deco elegance. At 7,600 feet elevation, its climate is mild and its downtown alive with tree-lined
Eritrea gained its independence from neighbouring Ethiopia in 1993, after a decades-long war. Eritrea''s capital, Asmara, is at the northern tip of the Ethiopian Plateau and is connected by
Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, is a unique mishmash of Art Deco architecture, vintage barber shops and age-old Orthodox churches. Located in the Horn of Africa, it is unlike
Discover Asmara, Eritrea''s UNESCO World Heritage capital with stunning Art Deco architecture. Complete 2025 guide to hotels, restaurants & attractions.
My experience visiting Asmara, the most sophisticated city in Sub-Saharan Africa, charming and full of Italian influence. It also contains things to do and tips
Founded in the 12th century by a union of villages trying to protect themselves from bandits, Asmara has grown to become a bustling city of over half a million people.
Italian architects, freed from the conservative constraints of their homeland, found in Asmara a canvas for their boldest dreams. The result was an explosion of architectural creativity that
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