Architecture of Asmara

"Asmara's architecture after 1935 was greatly improved to become a "modernist Art Deco city" (in 2017 has been declared a "UNESCO World City Heritage", featuring eclectic and rationalist built forms, well-defined open spaces, and public and private buildings, including cinemas, shops, banks, religious structures, public and private offices, industrial facilities, and residences (according to UNESCO's publications). The Italians designed more than 400 buildings in a construction boom that was only halted by Italy's involvement in WW2. These included art deco masterpieces like the worldwide famous Fiat Tagliero Building and the Cinema Impero."

Cinema Roma

Cathedral 

Fiat Tagliero Building

Mosque 

St. Mariam 

Municipal Building 

Post Office built in 1916

Cinema Asmara

Hotel Hamasiem built in 1916

Private Home

Cinema Impero