Doual’art

Doual'art is a non-profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in , and focused on new urban practices of cities.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art center in Cameroon and NGO
  • Also known as: “Doual’Art”
  • Address: Douala

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Palace of King Bell and Villa Mandessi Bell.

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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 stayed in Douala in 1916–17, and who called it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit.

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The situated at is a building constructed between 1904 and 1909 by David Mandessi-Bell a rich farmer and commissioner of the king Rudolf Manga Bell. is situated 230 metres northeast of Doual’art.

Building
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The situated in is a building originally constructed between 1930-31 under the French Mandate. In 2000 the building was extended with two additional wings in a project initiated by the Department of Justice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douala.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Doual’art

Latitude
4.04358° or 4° 2′ 37″ north
Longitude
9.68712° or 9° 41′ 14″ east
Open location code
6FPF2MVP+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294261723
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1051789
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Doual’art” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “杜阿拉艺术中心”
  • Dutch: “doual’art”
  • Dutch: “Doual’art”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف دوال ارت”
  • French: “Doual’art”
  • German: “Doual’art”
  • Italian: “Doual’art”
  • Russian: “Doual’art”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Doual’art and Place du Gouvernement.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Le Palais and Bureau Vallée.

Cameroon: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Yaoundé and Douala.

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