Cathedral

This is the Anglican Cathedral, built on the site of the former slave market, under the supervision of Bishop Edward Steere. An interesting random fact is the pillars inside where placed the wrong way up, as the Bishop was away when they were erected, and by the time he came back, it was too late to change them.

Seeing Stone Town

December 1st 2005
My second day on Zanzibar has gone very well, I have been shown around Stone Town, getting a feel for the place and learning a lot about its history. Stone Town has quite an international feel to it, obviously it is in Africa, but as a major trading centre, it has been influenced by various foreign powers over time. The Portuguese were the first European power to reach Zanzibar, and they built a f ... read more

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more

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