House in Kumasi through time

Kumasi 1874–2024 23 photos of this spot

23 photographs taken at the same spot in Kumasi, spanning 1874–2024 — 6 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The palace of Asantehene Kofi Karikari, known to the British as 'King Koffee', in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in 1874, the year British forces captured the Ashanti capital during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War.

King Koffee Palace 1874 The palace of Asantehene Kofi Karikari, known to the British as 'King Koffee', in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in 1874, the year British forces captured the Ashanti capital during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War.

The National Archives UK - CO 1897 A photograph from the UK National Archives' CO 1069 series, showing Kumasi, Ghana, in 1897. Kumasi was the historic capital of the Ashanti Kingdom and had come under British colonial administration in the years shortly before this image was taken.

EU: torg, fotografi, photograph (1930) 1930 A market square in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in 1930. Kumasi was the historic capital of the Ashanti Empire and remained a major trading center under British colonial rule.

EU: Aschanti; torgliv, Guldkusten (1930) 1930 Market life in Kumasi in 1930, photographed during the colonial Gold Coast era in what was historically the capital of the Ashanti people and a longstanding regional trading hub in West Africa's interior.

EU: Ashanti market, Kumasi (torgliv) (1930) 1930 Vendors and customers gather amid baskets, bundles, and live poultry in this 1930 photograph of an open-air market in Kumasi, the Ashanti capital, with a high earthen embankment rising behind the stalls.

Fetisjhuis - - RCE 1966 A traditional fetish house in Kumasi, photographed in 1966. Such shrine buildings, often decorated with relief patterns, were built to house objects associated with Akan traditional religion.

Aerial View of Kumasi 2003 An aerial view of Kumasi, photographed in 2003. Kumasi is Ghana's second-largest city and the historical capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, long a center of trade, crafts, and Ashanti culture in the country's interior.

Halabi house in Kumasi 2007 Kumasi, capital of Ghana's Ashanti Region, mixes traditional Ashanti architecture with buildings from the colonial period. A house identified as belonging to the Halabi family appears in this 2007 photograph of the city.

House in Kumasi 2007 This 2007 photograph shows a house in Kumasi, capital of Ghana's Ashanti Region and historic seat of the Ashanti kingdom.

Kumasi stadium during African Cop 2008 Taken in 2008, this photograph shows a stadium in Kumasi, Ghana, during the Africa Cup of Nations tournament hosted by Ghana that year. Kumasi is Ghana's second-largest city and the traditional capital of the Ashanti Kingdom.

Downtown Kumasi, Ghana 2008 Downtown Kumasi, the historic capital of Ghana's Ashanti Region and traditional seat of the Ashanti king, appears in this 2008 photograph.

Rue du centre Kumasi 2008 Labeled in French as a street in central Kumasi, this 2008 photograph shows a further view of the city center of Ghana's second-largest city.

Kumasi highstreet (shopping street) – The Panoramic view 2008 A panoramic view of Kumasi's main shopping street in 2008. Kumasi, capital of Ghana's Ashanti Region, has long served as a major commercial hub for the country's interior.

Kumasi Night B004 2010 A night scene in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in July 2010. Kumasi, the historic capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, is Ghana's second-largest city and remains a major center of trade and culture in the country's interior.

Man Watches Street Scene from Balcony of Barclay's Bank - Kumasi - Ghana 2010 A man watches the street from the balcony of a Barclays Bank building in Kumasi, Ghana, in 2010. Kumasi has long served as a major commercial hub in the Ashanti region.

Street Scene in Kejetia Market - Kumasi - Ghana 2010 A street scene at Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in 2010. Kejetia was long regarded as one of the largest open-air markets in West Africa.

View over Kejetia Market - Largest in West Africa - Kumasi - Ghana 2010 An overview of Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in 2010. Long known as one of the largest markets in West Africa, it sits at the heart of the former Ashanti capital.

Kumasi Bahnhof 2011 B003 2011 A former railway station in Kumasi, Ghana, photographed in 2011. By this time the disused station building had become a bustling marketplace, a common transformation for colonial-era rail infrastructure across the region.

Luftbild Kumasi 2012 B004 2012 An aerial view of Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city and the historic capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, captured in 2012 showing the layout of the urban center.

Kwadaso, Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana 2019 Kwadaso is a residential and agricultural suburb of Kumasi, the capital of Ghana's Ashanti Region and historic seat of the Ashanti Kingdom. This photograph was taken there in 2019.

SPRING HOSTEL IN KNUST 2023 This hostel sits near the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city, a public university founded in 1952.

Night ligths in Kumasi - Ghana 2023 Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city and traditional capital of the Ashanti Kingdom, photographed after dark in 2023, with illuminated streets and buildings visible across the skyline.

Bantama - Kumasi -Ashanti Region - Ghana BW 2024 A scene in Bantama, a neighborhood of Kumasi in Ghana's Ashanti Region, photographed in 2024. Kumasi has long served as the traditional capital of the Ashanti Kingdom and remains Ghana's second-largest city.