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Dominican Chapel, Ibadan: Detail
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Dominican Chapel, Ibadan: Exterior · Nwoko's African Modernist Interpretation
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Dominican Chapel, Ibadan: Interior · Ibadan, Nigeria
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Photo 1: DetailPhoto 2: Exterior · Nwoko's African Modernist InterpretationPhoto 3: Interior · Ibadan, Nigeria

Religious · Regionalism

Dominican Chapel, Ibadan

Demas Nwoko · Ibadan, NG · 1970

Key featuresThick walls, a shaded ambulatory and carved timber details keep the chapel cool and dim.

Architect
Demas Nwoko
Place
Ibadan, NG
Year
1970
Typology
Religious
Movement
Regionalism
Region
Africa
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