Wallblake House – The only surviving plantation house on the island in The Valley
March 7, 2020
Basketball – The birthplace of the ball in the basket in Springfield
The history of the famous sport began with its invention in 1891 by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith. He was a 31-year old graduate student when he created the indoor sport in Springfield, to keep athletes indoors during the winters.
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The Great Mosque of Djenné – The world’s largest mudbrick structure in Djenné
One of the greatest achievements of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. The mosque is located, on the flood plain of the Bani River. The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907. As well as...
Monument des Martyrs – The memorial tower of National Heroes in Ouagadougou
A grand project of the President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara since 1987 , not glorifying just the revolution from which “their brothers” were killed, but also the revolution that brought him to power.
This is also a centerpiece of the newly planned q...