Palace of King Bell
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 stayed in Douala in 1916–17, and who called it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Tourist attraction
- Description: monument of Cameroon
- Also known as“Ancien Palais des Rois Bell”“Palace of the Kings Bell”
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Places in the Area
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Palace of King Bell
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Latitude
4.04339° or 4° 2′ 36″ north
Longitude
9.68714° or 9° 41′ 14″ east
Open location code
6FPF2MVP+9V
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Palace of King Bell” goes by many names.
Palace of the Kings BellDutch
Pagoda di DoualaItalian
Palazzo dei re Bell di DoualaItalian
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