The Old Boma of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is one of the city's oldest buildings.[1] It is located at the crossing of Morogoro Road and Sokoine Drive, facing the harbor and adjacent to the City Hall.[2] It was built in 1866-67 by Majid bin Said, sultan of Zanzibar, close to his palace (now demolished). He also commissioned other buildings in the same area, such as the White Fathers' House.[3] Under German colonial rule it was restored and enlarged. Distinctive features of the building include the zanzibari-style carved wooden door and coral stone walls.

The Boma now houses the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage (DARCH) which is a tourist information center and also has a permanent exhibition on the architectural evolution of Dar es Salaam.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sutton, J.E.G. (1970). "Dar es Salaam: a sketch of a hundred years". Tanzania Notes and Records (71): 4–5, plate 3.
  2. ^ Casson, W.T. (1970). "Architectural Notes on Dar es Salaam". Tanzania Notes and Records (71): 182, plate 36.
  3. ^ Casson, W.T. (1970). "Architectural Notes on Dar es Salaam". Tanzania Notes and Records (71): 181.


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