International · City
Asmara — Africa’s Modernist City and Italian Rationalism
High on a plateau at 2,325 metres, Asmara holds one of the densest concentrations of early-twentieth-century modernist architecture…
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Maekel Region · Church
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary: Asmara’s “cathedral” that hasn’t technically been one since 1995
Ad Asmara, capitale dell'Eritrea, la Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Rosario fu costruita dalle autorità coloniali italiane per…
Eritrea · Building
Fiat Tagliero Building
A 1938 modernist service station in Asmara, designed by Giuseppe Pettazzi as a futuristic architectural landmark inspired by…
Manufactured
Massawa–Asmara Cableway (Teleferica) — dismantled
The 71.8 km Massawa-Asmara cableway (1935-37, Ceretti & Tanfani) was the longest in the world at its completion,…
Eritrea · Manufactured
The Eritrean Railway: from the Red Sea to Asmara
Eritrea (1887–1932): the 950 mm narrow-gauge railway that climbs 2,394 metres from Massawa on the Red Sea to…
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