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Fort Jesus

Giovanni Battista Cairati · Mombasa, KE · 1596

Key featuresBastioned Renaissance fort of coral stone, its plan laid out like a human figure on a coastal ridge.

Architect
Giovanni Battista Cairati
Place
Mombasa, KE
Year
1596
Typology
Civic
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Africa
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