Anglican Christ Church in Zanzibar through time

Zanzibar City 2009–2022 4 photos of this spot

4 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Zanzibar City, spanning 2009–2022. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Christ Church Cathedral in Zanzibar City, Tanzania, photographed in 2009. Built by the Universities' Mission to Central Africa in the 1870s, the Anglican cathedral stands on the site of the town's former slave market.

Anglican Christ Church in Zanzibar 2009 Christ Church Cathedral in Zanzibar City, Tanzania, photographed in 2009. Built by the Universities' Mission to Central Africa in the 1870s, the Anglican cathedral stands on the site of the town's former slave market.

Stone Town 2022 218 2022 Many of its buildings are built from coral rag stone and feature elaborately carved wooden doors. Set within Stone Town, Zanzibar City's historic quarter, this 2022 photograph shows the district's characteristic built form.

Architectural details Stonetown 80 2022 Elaborate wooden doors, carved lintels and ornate balconies are hallmarks of Stone Town's nineteenth-century merchant houses. A carved doorway or facade element from Stone Town is the subject of this 2022 photograph.

Stone Town 2022 214 2022 Overhanging balconies and coral-stone facades characterize this corner of Stone Town, photographed in 2022. Its architecture blends Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian and European influences, a legacy of centuries as a crossroads of Indian Ocean trade.