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Governor's Palace of Mogadishu

Coordinates : 2°02′05″N 45°20′31″E  /  2.03472°N 45.34194°E  / 2.03472; 45.34194
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General information
Town or city Mogadishu
Country Somalia
Coordinates 2°02′27″N 45°20′07″E  /  2.040833°N 45.335278°E  / 2.040833; 45.335278
Construction started 1926 ; 98 years ago  ( 1926 )
Completed 1928 ; 96 years ago  ( 1928 )
Demolished 1975

The Governor's Palace ( Italian : Palazzo del Governatore, Mogadiscio ) was the seat of the governor of Italian Somaliland , and then the administrator of the Trust Territory of Somaliland . It was built during the colonial period in the capital city of Mogadishu , situated in present-day southern Somalia . Used as municipality building of Mogadishu , it is one of the most popular government offices in Somalia. It was the first place where the Somali flag waved.

Characteristics [ edit ]

It was built during the colonial period (in the late 1920s) in the capital city of Mogadishu , situated in present-day southern Somalia .

In those decades the city was improved with Italian architecture and urbanism: this palace was one of the most representatives of the colonial fascist architecture. [1]

It was located on the "Corso Umberto", the main street of Italian Mogadiscio, and overlooked the ocean & the port.

The architecture is a mixture of Italian and Arab styles, with the second floor decorated with Italian Renaissance furniture. A huge garden was created in front of the main entrance.

In the palace, among other things, there were the following halls in the lower floor:

  • Arab hall with decorations, which were derived from the Islamic architecture of the old Mogadishu.
  • Rooms of "Queen Elena of Italy" with tapestries.
  • "Sala della Giustizia" with furniture in the Gothic style of the Aosta Valley.
  • Hall of deliberations, with the wall-scenes taken from the classical style of the Italian architecture and with a huge panel showing "San Giorgio".

The second floor was for private use, with rooms for royal guest.

It was inaugurated by Italian governor Cesare Maria De Vecchi , who ruled from 1923 to 1929. He ordered excavations in the gardens in front of the palace that proved to be the ancient Arab palace of "El Muzaffar". [2]

In 1975 the palace was completely razed to the ground and the site was dedicated to the new construction of the "Al Uruba" (Curuuba) Hotel, [3] a hotel built by Arab subventions, but in the style of "self-helped" Somali constructions.

Since the fall of Siad Barre in 1992 the Curuuba Hotel suffered heavy damages during Somalia civil war from shellings, [4] but in the 2010s there are projects to fully restructure the entire area. [5]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Mogadiscio's colonial architecture
  2. ^ Photo of 1935 showing the gardens around the Governor's Palace and the ruins of "El Muzaffar" (enlarge the photo center)
  3. ^ "Photo of the "Al Uruba" Hotel" . Archived from the original on 2021-10-24 . Retrieved 2015-06-05 .
  4. ^ Photo of destroyed building
  5. ^ "Mogadishu: evolution of an African capital ? in pictures" . The Guardian . 2014-02-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21.

External links [ edit ]

  • Guida d'Italia del TCI, Possedimenti e colonie , Milano, 1929

2°02′05″N 45°20′31″E  /  2.03472°N 45.34194°E  / 2.03472; 45.34194

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