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National Theatre of Ghana: Exterior
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National Theatre of Ghana: Exterior · The national theater in Ghana
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National Theatre of Ghana: Exterior · The national theater in Ghana
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National Theatre of Ghana: Exterior · Ghana national theatre
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National Theatre of Ghana: Context · This area is in Accra around ministries where most of the government offices are
5/6 · Context · This area is in Accra around ministries where most of the government offices arePhoto: Amuzujoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
National Theatre of Ghana: Context
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Culture & sport · Late modernism

National Theatre of Ghana

Cheng Taining, Ye Xianghan · Accra, GH · 1992

Key featuresTilted white shell roofs that read from afar as a ship or a seagull spreading its wings.

Architect
Cheng Taining, Ye Xianghan
Place
Accra, GH
Year
1992
Typology
Culture & sport
Movement
Late modernism
Region
Africa
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