Former palace of Justice of Douala

The former Palace of Justice of Douala 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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: monument of Cameroon
  • Also known as: “Monument palais de justice de Douala”, “Palace of Justice of Douala”, and “Palais de Justice”
  • Inscription: “Après avoir été lors de l’occupation allemande le tribunal des races, ce bâtiment qui abritait sous le règne français l’ancienne résidence du chef de circonscription, devint en 1930, la cour d’appel du littoral1. Pendant l’année 2000, les aménagements ins”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doual’art and Palace of King Bell.

Museum
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doual'art is a non profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in , and focussed on new urban practices of cities.

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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 remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit.

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The in , , is a building constructed between 1927 and 1928 under the French mandate, under the umbrella of the League of Nations. This building is in a late Art Nouveau architectural style. is situated 160 metres north of Former palace of Justice of Douala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douala.

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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.

Former palace of Justice of Douala

Latitude
4.04368° or 4° 2′ 37″ north
Longitude
9.68653° or 9° 41′ 12″ east
Open location code
6FPF2MVP+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294261725
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q13582252
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