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 remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument of Cameroon
- Also known as: “Ancien Palais des Rois Bell” and “Palace of the Kings Bell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doual’art and Villa Mandessi Bell.
Doual’art
Museum
Photo: Roberto Paci Dalò, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 250 metres northeast of Palace of King Bell.
Former police station of Douala
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The former police station situated in Douala 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. Former police station of Douala is situated 220 metres southwest of Palace of King Bell.
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.
Palace of King Bell
- Categories: palace, movie theater, government building, and tourism
- Location: Littoral Province, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.04339° or 4° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
9.68714° or 9° 41′ 14″ eastOpen location code
6FPF2MVP+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 294261724OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3891237
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Palace of King Bell” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Palace of the Kings Bell”
- French: “palais des rois Bell”
- French: “Palais des rois Bell”
- German: “Palais des rois Bell”
- German: “Palast der Bell-Könige, Palace of King Bell, die Pagode, La Pagode”
- Italian: “Pagoda di Douala”
- Italian: “Palazzo dei re Bell di Douala”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Doual’art and Former palace of Justice of Douala.
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