a view of the entrance, reception room, garden and 1st floor of kinooni house, lamu town. an 18th century Swahili palace.
Kinooni House* is one of the most ancient palaces
on Historic Lamu Island, an UNESCO world
heritage site on the east coast of Kenya.
Once the home of the Governor of Lamu, who was
then the emissary to the Sultan of Zanzibar in the
end of the 18th century,
It has now been restored for a duration of 10 years
with traditional Swahili** design and craftsmanship
to bring back the elegance, simplicity and grandeur
of the building.
This House is a true Oasis in the Heart of Historic
Lamu Town where behind the rough outside
walls you find enchanting architectural elements
like vidaka limestone carving as a source of
inspiration.
* Kinooni means “the place of the sharpening stone” so Nyumba ya Kinooni
means: “ the house of where the sharpening stone is”.
** Swahili (traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and
southeastern coasts of Africa, influenced by Middle Eastern, Indian and
African architecture)
10 май 2023
