Former police station of Douala

The former police station situated in is a building constructed at the beginning of the 20th century by the Germans to serve as the first police station under the German mandate.
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  • Type: Tourism
  • Description: monument of Cameroon
  • Inscription: “Il s’agit du lieu où le roi Rudolf Douala Manga Bell (en) et son assistant Adolf Ngosso Din ont été condamnés à mort et exécutés le 8 août 19142.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doual’art and Palace of King Bell.

Museum
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doual'art is a non profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in , and focussed on new urban practices of cities. is situated 230 metres northeast of Former police station of Douala.

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The situated in is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe. The building is also known as La Pagode; this name comes from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit. is situated 220 metres northeast of Former police station of Douala.

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The former General Hospital situated in is a building constructed in 1896 by the Germans and designed by the architect Henri Drees. is situated 260 metres south of Former police station of Douala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douala.

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is the largest city and the commercial centre of . is really quite a hot and sticky place, and the grimy state of the infrastructure in parts leaves a lot to be desired.

Former police station of Douala

Latitude
4.04228° or 4° 2′ 32″ north
Longitude
9.68555° or 9° 41′ 8″ east
Open location code
6FPF2MRP+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6239401546
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q15218039
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Former police station of Douala” goes by many names.

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