Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace)
Dublin Core
Title
Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace)
Subject
CULTURAL HERITAGE,ARCHAEOLOGY,BUILT HERITAGE,HISTORY
Description
A 3D showing ruin of the 14th century Great Palace (Husuni Kubwa) found on shores of Kilwa Kisiwani built by Sultan al-Hasan bin Sulaiman. It was built by blocks of coral stones. Features that can be seen today includes court, rooms, swimming pool and auction place for goods like ivory, gold and copper.
Contributor
Lasway
Type
3D Object
Medium
https://www.archaeology.org/exclusives/articles/1568-husuni-kubwa-kilwa-kiswani-al-hasan-ibn-sulaiman
Spatial Coverage
current,-8.959803,39.512901;origin,-8.959803,39.512901;
Europeana
Object
https://sketchfab.com/models/4feb4854ac8540af910fab6771fbdc92/embed
Europeana Provider
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/large-palace-2-4feb4854ac8540af910fab6771fbdc92
Europeana Rights
Noel F. Lasway
Europeana Type
3D
3D Object Item Type Metadata
DescriptionEN
A 3D showing ruin of the 14th century Great Palace (Husuni Kubwa) found on shores of Kilwa Kisiwani built by Sultan al-Hasan bin Sulaiman. It was built by blocks of coral stones. Features that can be seen today includes court, rooms, swimming pool and auction place for goods like ivory, gold and copper.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace),” Tanzania, accessed January 31, 2025, https://sdhtanzania.org/omeka/items/show/37.