Buildings and structures in Zimbabwe

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Chapters: Airports in Zimbabwe, Archaeological sites in Zimbabwe, Bridges in Zimbabwe, Buildings and structures in Bulawayo, Buildings and structures in Harare, Dams in Zimbabwe, Hospitals in Zimbabwe, Museums in Zimbabwe, Shopping malls in Zimbabwe, Sports venues in Zimbabwe, Stadiums in Zimbabwe, Kariba Dam, Great Zimbabwe, Beitbridge, Manyuchi Dam, Victoria Falls Bridge, Harare International Airport, Eastgate Centre, Harare, 44 Harvest House, Mbuma Mission Hospital, Osborne Dam, Khami, List of tallest buildings in Zimbabwe, National Heroes Acre, Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project, Harare Sports Club, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Ziwa, Victoria Falls Airport, New Limpopo Bridge Ltd, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, Guta raJehovah, List of airports in Zimbabwe, Birchenough Bridge, Charles Prince Airport, Bulawayo Railway Museum, Mazvikadei Dam, Zimbabwe Grounds, Danamombe, Khame Ruins, Zimbabwe, National Sports Stadium, Gweru-Thornhill Air Base, List of hospitals in Zimbabwe, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Gwanzura, Baghdad Stadium, Kwekwe General Hospital, Bambandyanalo, Manyame Air Base, Manjirenji Dam, Bangala Dam, Mabvuku High School, Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park Airport, Bumbusi National Monument, Naletale, Hwange Country Club, Mushandirapamwe Hotel, Barbourfields Stadium, Rufaro Stadium, Thuli-Manyange Dam, Kwekwe Sports Club, Mbizo Stadium, Mtshabezi Dam, Mazowe Dam, Mutare Sports Club, Mucheke Stadium, Thuli-Makwe Dam, List of shopping malls in Zimbabwe, Thuli-Moswa Dam, Ascot Stadium, Mutare Museum, Cricket clubs in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences. Excerpt: Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city that was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, which existed from 1100 to 1450 AD during the country's Late Iron Age. The monument, which first began to be constructed in the 11th century and which continued to be built until the 14th century, spanned an area of 722 hectares (1,784 acres) and at its peak could have housed up to 18,000 people. Great Zimbabwe acted as a royal palace for the Zimbabwean monarch and would have been used as the seat of their political power. One of its most prominent features were its walls, some of which were over five metres high and which were constructed without mortar. Eventually, the city was largely abandoned, and fell into ruin, first being encountered by Europeans in the early 16th century. Investigation of the site first began in the 19th century, when the monument caused great controversy amongst the archaeological world, with political pressure being placed upon archaeologists by the-then white supremacist government of Rhodesia to deny that it could have ever been produced by native Zimbabweans. Great Zimbabwe has since been adopted as a national monument by the Zimbabwean government, with the modern state being named after it. The word "Great" distinguishes the site from the many hundreds of small ruins, known as Zimbabwes, spread across the Zimbabwe highveld. There are 200 such sites in southern Africa, such as Bumbusi in Zimbabwe and Manekweni in Mozambique, with monumental, mortarless walls and Great Zimbabwe is the largest. Overview of Great Zimbabwe. The large walled construction is the Great Enclosure. Some remains of the valley complex can be seen in front of it.There are two theories on the origin of the word "Zimbabwe": The first theory holds that the word is derived fro...