Asmara: A Modernist African City

World Heritage
Eritrea
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Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, is located at an altitude of over 2,000 meters. It developed as a military outpost of the Italian colonial regime from the 1890s. After 1935, Asmara underwent a large-scale construction, applying the Italian rationalist style of the time to government buildings, residential and commercial buildings, churches, mosques, synagogues, cinemas, hotels, etc. The site covers urban areas that were planned at different stages between 1893 and 1941, as well as unplanned local communities such as Arbate Asmera and Abbashawel. It is an outstanding example of early modernist urbanization in the early 20th century and its application in an African context.

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