Western style architecture

There are thousands of buildings in Asmara built in various western styles such as Art Deco, futurist and modernist.

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Eritrea 2004-05 Part I - Asmara and more

December 23rd 2004
Gems of a current city (Art Deco) and ruins of ancient cities (not Art Deco) Two years before we started this blog I (Ake) went on a trip to Eritrea. I have spent some time digitizing the old analogue photos I took then and have written two entries about what I did and saw on this trip. The photos were taken a long time ago and their quality is low. But I still hope you will enjoy ... read more

Africa » Eritrea » West » Asmara

Eritrea was awarded to Ethiopia in 1952 as part of a federation. Ethiopia's annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating governmental forces; independ... ... read more

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