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Typical of the Art Deco buildings constructed all over Asmara during its period as the Capital of Italy's African Empire. — Plate 1Typical of the Art Deco buildings constructed all over Asmara during its period as the Capital of Italy's African Empire.
Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Typical of the Art Deco buildings constructed all over Asmara during its period as the Capital of Italy's African Empire. — Typical of the Art Deco buildings constructed all over Asmara during its period as the Capital of Italy's African Empire.Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia CommonsRightsCC BY-SA 2.0, as stated on the file's Wikimedia Commons record (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0).
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Central Region Administration Building, Asmara

20th century · Asmara · Maekel · Eritrea

Modern · architecture

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The Central Region (Maekel) administration building in Asmara, the Italian-period municipal palace of the colonial capital.

Place: Asmara · Maekel · Eritrea
Date: 20th century
Structure or site: Architecture & ruins
Holding: Wikimedia Commons

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Catalogue details and identifications are retained with their source.

Wikimedia Commons category — Central Region Administration building (Asmara) catalogue
Wikimedia Commons — Maakel Region administrative building, Asmara, Eritrea photograph
Flickr — original photo page (Clay Gilliland from Chandler, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0) photograph
Wikimedia Commons — Eritrea - Government building, Asmara photograph
Flickr — original photo page (CharlesFred, CC BY-SA 2.0) photograph
UNESCO World Heritage listing — Asmara: A Modernist African City heritage_listing

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