38:
54:
227:
249:. Topan's intent was for the building to be used as a charitable hospital for the poor. When he died in 1891, the building was not finished. His widow resumed the works but had to suspend them in 1893 for her budget was exhausted. That same year, as a consequence of a family quarrel, the building was sold off to a new owner, who finally brought it to completion in 1894.
61:
188:
The
Dispensary is one of the most finely decorated buildings of Stone Town and a symbol of the multi-cultural architecture and heritage of the city. Its wooden carved balconies, with
252:
In 1900 the building was bought by another prominent Indian merchant living in
Zanzibar, Haji Nasser Nurmohamed, who decided that the ground floor would be used as a
389:
112:
267:, including those who lived in the dispensary, fled abroad), the building was requisitioned by the government, and later fell into disuse and decay.
404:
275:
53:
246:
215:
taste. The inside of the building is just as sophisticated, with a covered courtyard and carved bridges connecting the floors.
394:
105:
218:
The
Dispensary is one of Stone Town's major tourist attractions. It has a small museum about the history of Zanzibar.
271:
302:
178:
399:
270:
In 1990, as a part of a general plan for the renovation of the historical buildings of Stone Town, the
37:
260:
226:
349:
360:
234:
The construction of the Old
Dispensary was commissioned in 1887 by Tharia Topan, a wealthy
371:
242:
212:
383:
189:
253:
182:
170:
90:
333:
Zanzibar Stone Town
Projects: Conservation Works in the Former Old Dispensary
332:
127:
114:
278:
the permission to restore the
Dispensary. This was completed in April 1994.
204:
200:
197:
174:
98:
94:
177:. It is located on the seafront, in Mizingani Road, halfway between the
306:
235:
208:
264:
238:
225:
193:
181:
and the harbour. It owes its name to the fact that it served as a
256:, while the upper floors were partitioned into apartments.
196:
influence; the main structure is built with traditional
151:
143:
104:
86:
81:
23:
8:
20:
328:
326:
324:
16:Historic building in Stone Town, Zanzibar
287:
185:in the first half of the 20th century.
60:
345:
343:
341:
7:
390:Buildings and structures in Zanzibar
297:
295:
293:
291:
276:Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
14:
59:
52:
36:
405:Tourist attractions in Zanzibar
150:
169:, is a historical building in
1:
335:, Aga Khan Trust for Culture
421:
350:Stone Town Cultural Centre
272:Aga Khan Trust for Culture
47:
35:
28:
263:(whereby most Zanzibari
73:Location within Tanzania
259:In 1964, following the
211:adornments of European
231:
229:
167:Ithnashiri Dispensary
30:Ithnashiri Dispensary
395:Swahili architecture
192:decorations, are of
144:Construction started
261:Zanzibar Revolution
230:The inner courtyard
207:, but covered with
124: /
82:General information
274:obtained from the
232:
128:6.1584°S 39.1926°E
42:The Old Dispensary
372:The Palace Museum
309:on 30 August 2010
159:
158:
412:
374:
369:
363:
358:
352:
347:
336:
330:
319:
318:
316:
314:
305:. Archived from
299:
165:, also known as
139:
138:
136:
135:
134:
133:-6.1584; 39.1926
129:
125:
122:
121:
120:
117:
63:
62:
56:
40:
21:
420:
419:
415:
414:
413:
411:
410:
409:
380:
379:
378:
377:
370:
366:
359:
355:
348:
339:
331:
322:
312:
310:
301:
300:
289:
284:
241:, to celebrate
224:
132:
130:
126:
123:
118:
115:
113:
111:
110:
77:
76:
75:
74:
71:
70:
69:
68:
64:
43:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
418:
416:
408:
407:
402:
397:
392:
382:
381:
376:
375:
364:
353:
337:
320:
286:
285:
283:
280:
247:Golden Jubilee
243:Queen Victoria
223:
220:
163:Old Dispensary
157:
156:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
108:
102:
101:
88:
84:
83:
79:
78:
72:
67:Old Dispensary
66:
65:
58:
57:
51:
50:
49:
48:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
24:Old Dispensary
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
417:
406:
403:
401:
400:Zanzibar City
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
387:
385:
373:
368:
365:
362:
357:
354:
351:
346:
344:
342:
338:
334:
329:
327:
325:
321:
308:
304:
298:
296:
294:
292:
288:
281:
279:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
257:
255:
250:
248:
244:
240:
237:
228:
221:
219:
216:
214:
213:neo-classical
210:
206:
202:
199:
195:
191:
190:stained glass
186:
184:
180:
179:Palace Museum
176:
172:
168:
164:
154:
146:
142:
137:
109:
107:
103:
100:
96:
92:
89:
85:
80:
55:
46:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
367:
361:Tharia Topan
356:
311:. Retrieved
307:the original
303:"Stone Town"
269:
258:
251:
233:
217:
187:
166:
162:
160:
18:
131: /
106:Coordinates
384:Categories
313:29 October
282:References
254:dispensary
183:dispensary
171:Stone Town
119:39°11′33″E
91:Stone Town
205:limestone
201:coral rag
198:Zanzibari
152:Completed
116:6°09′30″S
175:Zanzibar
99:Tanzania
95:Zanzibar
87:Location
265:Indians
236:Ismaili
222:History
239:Indian
209:stucco
194:Indian
315:2010
203:and
161:The
155:1894
147:1887
245:'s
386::
340:^
323:^
290:^
173:,
97:,
93:,
317:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
