Description
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Attraction Type: |
Historic Sites, Culture |
| Category: | Fort, Art Gallery |
| Region: | Coast |
| City / Town: | Mombasa |
| Road / Street: | Nkurumah Road |
| Telephone: |
254 41 222 2425 254 722 943999 |
| Email: | fortjesus@museums.or.ke |
| Website: | http://www.museums.or.ke/content/blogcategory/48/7 |
| Entrance Fee: | Yes |
| Description: | ||
| The most important historic landmark on the coast is this Portuguese fort built in 1593 by an Italian architect as a symbol of the permanency of Portuguese rule. At this World Heritage Site, one will notice traces of European graffiti, Arabic inscriptions, and Swahili embellishment. | ||
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