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House of Wonders

The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in , . It is the largest and tallest building of Stone Town and occupies a prominent place facing the Forodhani Gardens on the old town's seafront in Mizingani Road.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar
  • Also known as: “Museum of History & Culture of Zanzibar & the Swahili Coast” and “National Museum”
  • Roof shape: mansard

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Joseph’s Cathedral and Old Dispensary.

Church
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The Roman Catholic cathedral of St. Joseph is one of the most important historical buildings in , , as well as one of its main visitor attractions. is situated 220 metres southwest of House of Wonders.

Photo: Moongateclimber, Public domain.
The , also known as Ithnashiri Dispensary, is a historical building in , . It is located on the seafront, in Mizingani Road, halfway between the Palace Museum and the harbour. is situated 440 metres northeast of House of Wonders.

Mosque
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ijumaa Mosque is a mosque in , , . The mosque was completely renovated in 1994 in the modern arabesque style. is situated 360 metres northeast of House of Wonders.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stone Town and Ng’ambo.

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is the main city on . It is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, with a unique mixture of Moorish, Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements.

Suburb
Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising , the capital of , the other being the historical . Ng'ambo is much larger and more modern than Stone Town, with office buildings and large apartment blocks, as well as slum areas.

Neighborhood
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is a large neighbourhood of , the more modern part of in . It is located just across Creek Road, that separates the historical part of the city, and Ng'ambo.

House of Wonders

Latitude
-6.16091° or 6° 9′ 39″ south
Longitude
39.18963° or 39° 11′ 23″ east
Inception
1883
Levels
3
Open location code
6G5XR5QQ+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 122950850
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­mansard
Wiki­data ID
Q2568900
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“House of Wonders” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيت العجائب”
  • Basque: “Mirarien Etxea”
  • Chinese: “奇蹟屋”
  • Chinese: “奇迹屋”
  • Czech: “Palác zázraků”
  • Dutch: “House of Wonders”
  • French: “House of Wonders”
  • French: “Maison des Merveilles”
  • French: “Palace of Wonders”
  • French: “Palais des Merveilles”
  • German: “Haus der Wunder”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “House of Wonders”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Museum for History den Culture of Zanzibar den de Swahili Coast”
  • Hausa: “Gidan abubuwan al’ajabi”
  • Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi & Al’adu na Zanzibar & Gabar Swahili”
  • Hebrew: “בית הפלאים”
  • Italian: “Beit El Ajaib”
  • Italian: “Beit-el-Ajaib”
  • Italian: “Casa delle Meraviglie”
  • Italian: “House of Wonders”
  • Italian: “Palace of Wonders”
  • Italian: “Palazzo delle Meraviglie”
  • Japanese: “ベイト・アル＝アジャイブ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beit al-Ajab”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beit-al-Ajaib”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “House of Wonders”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Undrenes hus”
  • Norwegian: “Undrenes hus”
  • Persian: “خانه عجایب”
  • Persian: “خانهٔ عجایب”
  • Persian: “خانه ی عجایب”
  • Persian: “خانهٔ ی عجایب”
  • Portuguese: “house of wonders”
  • Russian: “Дом чудес”
  • Spanish: “Casa de las Maravillas”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia y Cultura de Zanzibar”
  • Swahili: “Jumba la Maajabu”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “House of Wonders”. Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 4.0.