Western Africa
Discover Faidherbe Bridge, Great Mosque of Touba — central entrance and minaret, Island of Gorée and more.
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engineering
Faidherbe Bridge links Saint-Louis island with the mainland. The French Development Agency records a 506-metre metal bridge built between 1894 and 1897. Its repeating trusses make a long, low engineering silhouette, supported by piers through the river crossing.
architecture
Look up through the patterned towers of Touba's great mosque.
memory
Gorée's buildings and streets preserve evidence of European colonial occupation and the Atlantic slave trade. The contrast between spaces associated with enslaved people and merchants' houses is part of that material history. The island is also a place of remembrance, dialogue and reconciliation.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
engineering
The Mamelles lighthouse was commissioned on 1 April 1864, according to the Port of Dakar. Its white tower and attached keeper buildings form a compact landmark on the headland. A glazed lantern and narrow gallery distinguish the tower from the low roofs around it.
Source: Port Autonome de Dakar
architecture
Saint-Louis Cathedral stands in the southern part of the historic island. Its square bell towers and columned entrance give the church a restrained classical outline.
Source: Senegal heritage dossier hosted by UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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