- Title: TANZANIA: THE CHANGING FACE OF DAR ES SALAAM.
- Date: 24th November 1970
- Summary: 1. SV contractor's sign PAN to site 0.06 2. LV Bahari Beach Hotel with thatched roofs (3 shots) 0.19 3. SV chalets in African hut styles (4 shots) 0.42 4. LV New Africa Hotel in dar being demolished (2 shots) 0.51 5. LV New I.P.S. office in town centre. 0.60 6. GV old German-style Ministry building 1.05 7. LV New building of Home Ministry. 1.10 Initials JMR/JH/PS/1515 JMR/JH/PS/1543 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
- Country: Tanzania
- Reuters ID: LVAFVY7FEDRTQR464KB22YB28MT
- Story Text:Many different cultures are reflected in the buildings in Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanzania. But recent architectural developments are changing much of its appearance, giving it a more modern look while emphasising African traditions.
The opening by the Aga Khan recently of a towering new city centre office block, the I.P.S. Building, spotlighted the changing face of the capital. In the past three have been many influences. Arab styles predominate in the older parts of the town; from 1890 to the First World War the German colonists left their architectural imprint and from 1918 to 1961 the British decreed the building styles; in addition immigrants from Asia brought their own ideas.
Today new buildings are adding to the appearance of a town which is already one of the most attractive on the entire coast of Africa. Many of the new buildings are hotels, designed to cater for the growing number of tourists visiting Tanzania. One of the most intriguing is the Bahari Beach Hotel, now nearing completion a few miles north of the city. The main block boast the biggest "makuti" (reed) roof in Africa each corner being stressed to a weight of 20 tons (20,000 kilos). Guests live in comfortable modern chalets built to look like African huts.
The New African Hotel, well-known to generations of visitors, is being demolished to make way for a newer New Africa which will feature the latest ideas in hotel design.
And gradually the older Ministry buildings, some of which date back to German times, are being replaced by modern offices, such as the impressive new Home Ministry. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS - SOURCE TO BE VERIFIED
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