Bookshop House
Bookshop House is a building in the Lagos Island located at Northeastern part of Broad street at Odunlami street. It was designed by Godwin and Hopwood Architects and built in 1973.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral Church of Christ and Tinubu Square.
Cathedral Church of Christ
Church
Photo: Sho photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Church of Christ Marina, Lagos is an Anglican cathedral on Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Cathedral Church of Christ is situated 150 metres southwest of Bookshop House.
Tinubu Square
Park
Photo: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0.
Tinubu Square, formerly Independence Square, is an open space landmark located in Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria named after the Yoruba slave trader, merchant, and aristocrat Madam Efunroye Tinubu. Tinubu Square is situated 260 metres northwest of Bookshop House.
Freedom Park
Park
Photo: Solasly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freedom Park is a memorial and leisure park area in the middle of downtown Lagos in Lagos Island, Nigeria which was formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison. Freedom Park is situated 720 metres southeast of Bookshop House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lagos City and Lagos Island.
Lagos City
Photo: Tijl Vercaemer, CC BY 2.5.
Lagos is the most populous city in Nigeria, spreading out across two main islands and onto the mainland. It is the country's financial capital, and is famous throughout Africa for its music scene.
Lagos Island
Photo: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0.
Lagos Island is an island and district in Lagos, containing a central business district. The island is characterized by high-rise buildings and businesses. The island is home to many of the city's largest wholesale marketplaces, and to some important sites.
Bookshop House
- Type: Building
- Description: historical building in Lagos Island
- Categories: architectural structure and tourist attraction
- Location: Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.4521° or 6° 27′ 8″ northLongitude
3.39084° or 3° 23′ 27″ eastLevels
15Open location code
6FR5F92R+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 669978762OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q28404250
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In Other Languages
From Fulah to Yoruba—“Bookshop House” goes by many names.
- Fulah: “Bookshop House”
- Gun: “Ohọ̀ wesisa tọn”
- Hausa: “Bookshop Hause”
- Hausa: “Gidan Shagon Littattafai”
- Igbo: “Bookshop House”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ ahịa akwụkwọ”
- Yoruba: “Ile itaja iwe”
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Highlights include Nipost and Lagos Island.
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