Coral Masonry
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Baroque Churches | Miag-ao Church and Paoay Church | |
Cartagena | In Getsemani | |
Fort Jesus | Part of the original construction material (AB ev) | |
Gedi | "Local materials such as coral stone, lime, coconut palm, mangrove poles and coral rag were used in the construction of the houses, tombs, and mosques." - AB Evaluation | |
Historic Jeddah | coastal coral building traditions (AB ev) | |
Island of Mozambique | ||
Lamu Old Town | ||
Old Town of Galle | In the structure of the ramparts, coral is frequently used along with granite (unesco website) | |
Panamá | ||
Portobelo-San Lorenzo | ||
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara | ||
Stone Town of Zanzibar |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Coral Masonry?
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- Not be "self evident"
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