Cathedral Church of Christ, Stone Town through time

Stone Town 2012–2022 13 photos of this spot

13 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Stone Town, spanning 2012–2022. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

A street view in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, photographed in June 2012. The historic quarter, built largely from coral rag stone, was once the center of the East African spice trade and, for a time in the nineteenth century, a hub of the regional slave trade before it was outlawed.

Zanzibar 2012 06 2012 A street view in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, photographed in June 2012. The historic quarter, built largely from coral rag stone, was once the center of the East African spice trade and, for a time in the nineteenth century, a hub of the regional slave trade before it was outlawed.

Cathedral Church of Christ, Stone Town 2017 The Cathedral Church of Christ in Stone Town, Zanzibar, photographed in 2017. Consecrated in the late nineteenth century, the Anglican cathedral was built on the site of the town's former slave market.

Cathedral Church of Christ, Stone Town, Zanzibar 2017 The Cathedral Church of Christ in Stone Town, Zanzibar, photographed in 2017. The Anglican cathedral was built in the late 19th century on the site of the town's former slave market and remains one of Stone Town's most recognizable landmarks.

Stone Town 2022 259 2022 A narrow lane in Stone Town, the historic quarter of Zanzibar City, photographed in 2022. Stone Town has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, recognized for its fusion of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, and European architectural styles, and Zanzibar City's old stone quarter sits on Unguja island, off the coast of mainland Tanzania.

Stone Town 2022 252 2022 Stone Town, the old quarter of Zanzibar City, is pictured here as it appeared in 2022. UNESCO inscribed Stone Town as a World Heritage Site in 2000 in recognition of its unique architectural mix.

Stone Town 2022 258 2022 Balconies, ornate doorways and weathered stone facades reflect the wealth once generated by the island's clove and spice trade. Stone Town's dense fabric of coral-stone houses and narrow streets, seen here in 2022, has changed little in outward form for generations.

Stone Town 2022 262 2022 This 2022 photograph was taken within Stone Town, the old trading town at the heart of modern Zanzibar City. The sultans of Oman ruled the island from Stone Town for much of the nineteenth century, shaping its urban layout and architecture.

Stone Town 2022 279 2022 Its architecture blends Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian and European influences, a legacy of centuries of maritime trade. Zanzibar City's Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, is the setting for this 2022 photograph.

Stone Town 2022 190 2022 Its mix of mosques, merchant houses and bazaars reflects centuries of contact between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia. This image, taken in Stone Town in 2022, shows part of Zanzibar City's old Swahili trading quarter.

Stone Town 2022 260 2022 UNESCO inscribed Stone Town as a World Heritage Site in 2000 in recognition of its unique architectural mix. The maze of alleys that defines Stone Town, Zanzibar's centuries-old trading quarter, is captured here in 2022.

Stone Town 2022 273 2022 Balconies, ornate doorways and weathered stone facades reflect the wealth once generated by the island's clove and spice trade. Stone Town's tightly built streetscape, photographed here in 2022, preserves the layout of a nineteenth-century Indian Ocean port town.

Stone Town 2022 264 2022 Zanzibar's old town sits on the west coast of Unguja island, facing the harbor that made it a key Indian Ocean port. Stone Town's dense fabric of coral-stone houses and narrow streets, seen here in 2022, has changed little in outward form for generations.

Stone Town 2022 266 2022 The old town of Zanzibar City, Stone Town, appears in this 2022 photograph with its characteristic narrow streets. Stone Town grew as a Swahili coastal settlement that became a major Indian Ocean trading hub under Omani Sultanate rule, dealing in spices, ivory and enslaved people during the 19th century.