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architecture
The Grand Mosque of Dioulassoba is a landmark of Bobo-Dioulasso. Tapering towers and rounded buttresses rise from its earthen walls, while dark timber pegs create a spiky rhythm across the pale surfaces. It is one of the city's named heritage sights in Burkina Faso's cultural programme.
architecture
The National Heroes Monument commemorates people who served Burkina Faso. Its modern architecture combines curving supports, an open base and an elevated ring of windows. The tower forms a distinctive silhouette in the capital, separate from the other memorial elements around it.
Source: Municipality of Ouagadougou
architecture
Ouagadougou Cathedral is one of the capital's recognisable religious buildings. Its reddish masonry, flat-topped towers and circular front window give it a strong outline. Repeated buttresses continue along the nave behind the three entrance arches.
architecture
The Royal Court of Tiébélé is a Kasena earthen architectural complex enclosed by a protective wall. Passageways connect groups of homes with gathering places. Women of the Court preserve and pass on the knowledge of symbolic mural decoration, making the buildings part of a continuing cultural practice.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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