Doual’art
Doual'art is a non-profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in Douala, Cameroon and focused on new urban practices of African cities.Photo: Roberto Paci Dalò, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: art center in Cameroon and NGO
- Also known as: “Doual’Art”
- Address: Douala
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of King Bell and Villa Mandessi Bell.
Palace of King Bell
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Palace of King Bell situated in Douala 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.
Villa Mandessi Bell
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The villa Mandessi Bell situated at Douala is a building constructed between 1904 and 1909 by David Mandessi-Bell a rich farmer and commissioner of the king Rudolf Manga Bell. Villa Mandessi Bell is situated 230 metres northeast of Doual’art.
Former palace of Justice of Douala
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The former Palace of Justice of Douala situated in Douala 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.
Douala
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douala is the largest city and the commercial centre of Cameroon. Douala 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
- Categories: art museum, noncommercial art gallery, organization, arts center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Littoral Province, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.04358° or 4° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
9.68712° or 9° 41′ 14″ eastOpen location code
6FPF2MVP+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 294261723OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1051789
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Doual’art” goes by many names.
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