EU: View of a city on Zanzibar (c. 1880-1920) through time

Zanzibar (Stone Town) 1890–1961 22 photos of this spot

22 photographs taken at the same spot in Zanzibar (Stone Town), spanning 1890–1961 — 22 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Another view of passersby near the Zanzibar Stores in Stone Town dates to 1890, showing daily street life in the Sultanate's capital during a period when Zanzibar was a major hub of Indian Ocean trade.

EU: Voorbijgangers in een straat te Zanzibar (Zanzibar Stores) (1890) 1890 Another view of passersby near the Zanzibar Stores in Stone Town dates to 1890, showing daily street life in the Sultanate's capital during a period when Zanzibar was a major hub of Indian Ocean trade.

EU: Paleis van sultan van Zanzibar na het Brits bombardement van 1896 (1896) 1896 The exterior of the Sultan's palace in Zanzibar, photographed in 1896 showing damage from the British bombardment of that year. The bombardment, which took place on 27 August 1896, lasted under an hour and is often cited as the shortest war on record.

EU: Panorama of the harbour of Zanzibar (c. 1900-1920) 1900 Another panoramic look at Zanzibar's harbour, taken sometime between 1900 and 1920, shows the waterfront that served as the island's principal link to maritime trade, with Stone Town's buildings lining the shore.

EU: View of a city on Zanzibar (c. 1880-1920) 1900 Zanzibar City's skyline of coral-stone buildings and rooftops is captured in this general townscape view from around the turn of the century, when the settlement was one of the busiest ports on the East African coast.

EU: Passersby in a street in Zanzibar (c. 1880-1920) 1900 In this street scene from Zanzibar City, taken between roughly 1880 and 1920, passersby go about their business along one of Stone Town's narrow thoroughfares lined with coral-stone houses.

EU: Sultans Palace, Zanzibar (c. 1900-1920) 1900 The Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar, official residence of the island's ruler, appears here in a photograph dated to the early twentieth century, a period when Zanzibar functioned as a British protectorate.

EU: Paleis van de sultan van Zanzibar, gezien vanaf het water (1900) 1900 Seen from the water, the Sultan's Palace in Zanzibar City forms the subject of this 1900 photograph, showing its waterfront facade as approached by ship from the harbour.

EU: Ivy-covered building, Zanzibar (1933) 1933 An ivy-covered building in Zanzibar's Stone Town is recorded in this 1933 photograph, showing the coral-stone architecture typical of the old trading port on the East African coast.

EU: Courtyard with palm trees, Zanzibar (1933) 1933 Palm trees shade a courtyard in Zanzibar's Stone Town in this 1933 image, illustrating the enclosed courtyard layout common to the district's historic merchant houses.

EU: Dhows in the harbour, Zanzibar (1933) 1933 Traditional dhows are moored in Zanzibar's harbour in this 1933 photograph, reflecting the island's long history as a hub of trade linking East Africa, Arabia and India.

EU: Sansibar (Zanzibar), Ostafrika - building (1934) 1934 Labelled 'Sansibar, Ostafrika' (Zanzibar, East Africa) in German, this 1934 photograph documents a building in the town's old quarter during the decades when Zanzibar was a British protectorate.

EU: Sansibar (Zanzibar), Ostafrika - harbour dhows (1934) 1934 This 1934 photograph, captioned 'Zanzibar, East Africa' in German, shows dhows in the harbour of what was then a British protectorate under the rule of the Sultan of Zanzibar.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows in harbour (1961) 1961 Dhows gather in the harbour of Zanzibar's Stone Town in this 1961 photograph, taken as the island neared the end of British colonial administration.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows at the wharf (1961) 1961 Dhows tied up at the wharf in Stone Town, Zanzibar, photographed in 1961; the vessels' triangular lateen sails were a familiar sight along this stretch of the East African coast.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - street near fort (1961) 1961 A street near the fort is shown in this 1961 photograph of Zanzibar's Stone Town, close to the Old Fort built by Omani Arabs in the late 17th century on the town's waterfront.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows at harbour (1961) 1961 This 1961 photograph shows dhows gathered at the harbour in Zanzibar's Stone Town, the old trading centre on the island's coast that had long served as a hub for commerce across the western Indian Ocean.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhows on beach (1961) 1961 Dhows lie beached in this 1961 photograph from Zanzibar's Stone Town, drawn up along the shore as was common practice for the island's sailing fleet when not out on the water for trade or fishing.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - thatched village houses (1961) 1961 Thatched village houses appear in this 1961 photograph of Zanzibar, a record of the island's traditional building style in the years before later redevelopment reshaped many such settlements.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - dhow masts at harbour (1961) 1961 The masts of moored dhows rise above Zanzibar's harbour in this 1961 photograph of Stone Town's waterfront, a view typical of the port during the era when sail still dominated local and regional shipping.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - harbour with dhows and warehouse (1961) 1961 A harbour scene from 1961 shows dhows moored near a warehouse in Zanzibar's Stone Town, part of the port's commercial waterfront where goods were loaded and unloaded from sailing vessels for over a century.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - breakwater with lighthouse (1961) 1961 A breakwater and lighthouse mark the entrance to Zanzibar's harbour in this 1961 photograph of Stone Town, structures built to guide and protect vessels approaching the island's principal port.

EU: Afrikaresa, Zanzibar - beach village with boats (1961) 1961 This 1961 photograph shows a beach village with boats drawn up on the sand near Zanzibar's Stone Town, reflecting the close relationship between the island's coastal communities and the sea.