African Architecture – Part One the Past In college, when I studied history of Architecture, outside of the standard ancient buildings which are located in Greece, Italy (Rome), Europe, the Taj Mahal in India, the only buildings which were featured in the Architectural history books which were located in Africa were the Great Pyramids in Egypt and Queen Hatshepsut’s burial temple again located in Ancient Egypt. As with most “history” books, there is little mentioned of ancient building structures in Sub Sahara Africa. It seemed as though western writers believed there was not anything significant to include these artifacts in history. This article will be the first part to discuss little known, but prevalent Architectural structures in Africa. Read the entire article: issuu/blackgeorge/docs/october-2014-urban-suburban-final-w
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