Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Banjul Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Banjul The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Banjul, is the name given to a building of the Catholic church that is located in Banjul the capital of the African country of Gambia. It is located on the street Hagan, on the corner of Picton Street, which is the main street of the city where dominates the cityscape. It is larger than the Anglican cathedral of the same city. The church was built in the colonial era from 1913 to 1916 when Gambia was still a British colony. The status
Architecture of Africa in South Africa, who built homes inspired by Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier. A number of new cities were built following the end of colonialism, while others were greatly expanded. Perhaps the best known example is that of Abidjan, where the majority of buildings were still designed by high-profile non-African architects. In Yamoussoukro, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro is an example of a desire for monumentality in these new cities, but Arch 22 in the old Gambian capital of Banjul displays the same bravado. Experimental designs have also appeared, most notably the Eastgate Centre in Zimbabwe.