Middle Africa
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history
Old hospital buildings at Lambaréné preserve part of the history of Albert Schweitzer's medical work. This view follows a modest white veranda building photographed as the museum, with timber rails, repeated posts and a red corrugated roof. It is an exterior excerpt from the historic site, rather than the modern working hospital.
Source: Reverence for Life / former Dr Schweitzer Hospital Fund UK
nature
The Léconi area of southeastern Gabon contains striking erosion canyons. It represents the named canyon locality without claiming to map every individual buttress.
Source: Plateaux Batéké ecotourism field-study report, archived by the Congo Basin Forest Partnership
landscapes
At Lopé-Okanda, dense tropical rainforest meets surviving savannah environments. The contrast records adaptation to changes in climate and supports a variety of habitats. Archaeological sites and rock carvings along the Ogooué valley also preserve evidence of settlement and movements of people through Central Africa.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
architecture
Saint-Michel Church stands in the Nkembo neighbourhood of Libreville. Its low roof and open entrance porch create a different silhouette from a tall stone cathedral. The miniature follows the structural posts, grilles and shallow steps of the principal entrance, with decorative surfaces treated as small painterly details.
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