Asmara: A Modernist African City
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"Asmara: A Modernist African City" is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation recognizing the Eritrean capital’s exceptional collection of early 20th-century modernist architecture and urban planning.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asmara: A Modernist African City canonical | 4 |
| Asmara: A Modernist City of Africa | 1 |
| Italian colonial urban heritage of Asmara | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Italian colonial rule in Eritrea ⓘ |
| bufferZone | area surrounding historic core of Asmara ⓘ |
| category | Cultural ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreZone |
Asmara
ⓘ
surface form:
historic centre of Asmara
|
| demonstrates | early adoption of modernism in Africa ⓘ |
| features |
Italian modernist buildings
ⓘ
art deco architecture ⓘ early 20th-century urban planning ⓘ futurist architecture elements ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ rationalist architecture ⓘ |
| hasCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | World Heritage property ⓘ |
| hasOutstandingUniversalValue | representation of early modernist urbanism adapted to African context ⓘ |
| includes |
civic buildings
ⓘ
industrial zones ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| inscribedBy |
World Heritage Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
|
| inscriptionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Asmara ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Eritrea ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | Government of Eritrea ⓘ |
| notableBuilding |
Alfa Romeo Service Station
ⓘ
Asmara Cathedral (Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) ⓘ Cinema Impero ⓘ Cinema Roma ⓘ Fiat Tagliero Building ⓘ |
| officialName | Asmara: A Modernist African City self-link ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage List
|
| periodOfSignificance | 1890s–1940s ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
coherent modernist town plan
ⓘ
exceptional integrity of modernist urban ensemble ⓘ harmonious relationship between buildings and urban layout ⓘ |
| referenceNumber | 1550 ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
orthogonal street grid
ⓘ
zoned functional districts ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asmara: A Modernist City of Africa
this entity surface form:
Italian colonial urban heritage of Asmara