Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce in Douala, Cameroon, 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.Photo: Happyraph, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: siege@cima.net
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historical building in Douala, Cameroon
- Also known as: “Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts” and “Chambre de Commerce”
- Postal code: 4011 Dla
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doual’art and Palace of King 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. Doual’art is situated 200 metres southeast of Chamber of Commerce.
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. Palace of King Bell is situated 220 metres southeast of Chamber of Commerce.
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 280 metres east of Chamber of Commerce.
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.
Chamber of Commerce
- Categories: architectural structure, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Littoral Province, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.04503° or 4° 2′ 42″ northLongitude
9.68599° or 9° 41′ 10″ eastOpen location code
6FPF2MWP+29OpenStreetMap ID
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building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q13580450
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In Other Languages
“Chamber of Commerce” goes by many names.
- French: “Chambre de commerce de Douala”
- French: “Chambre de Commerce de Douala”
- French: “Chambre de commerce du Littoral”
- French: “Chambre de Commerce, d’Industrie, des Mines et de l’Artisanat du Cameroun”
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