Ikulu
The State House of The United Republic of Tanzania | |
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Ikulu | |
Former names | Government House |
General information | |
Architectural style | AfricanandArabian |
Address | 11400, Kivukoni |
Town or city | Dar es Salaam |
Country | Tanzania |
Coordinates | 6°48′57″S39°17′54″E/ 6.81583°S 39.29833°E |
Current tenants | Samia Suluhu Hassan |
Owner | Government of Tanzania |
Website | |
State House Website |
Ikuluis the official residence of thepresidentofTanzaniainDar es Salaamwhich was founded byMajid bin SaidofZanzibarin 1865.
The State House blends African and Arabian architecture, with wide verandahs and covered walkways. It is white-walled with floors of Africanterrazzo,and stands in over 33 acres (13 ha) of grounds overlooking theIndian Oceanon the east andDar es Salaamto the west.[1]The brass-studded west doors are surmounted by a replica of the Republic's Coat of Arms and flanked by two giant drums. During 2001 one of the entrances after the car gates was adorned with two male Lions overlooking guests as they would be welcomed to the State House of The United Republic Of Tanzania.
The building contains a number of gifts from state visitors, including an Ethiopian shield with crossed spears, given byEmperorHaile Selassieand a representation of the coat-of-arms of the Republic of Tanganyika, given by the government of India in 1961, that acts as a backdrop to the President's seat in the Council Chamber.[1]
Gallery
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The Government House, in the 1960s decade.
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The 43rd President of The United States ofAmerica,George W. Bushand The 4th President of The United Republic ofTanzaniaJakaya Mrisho Kikwetein 2008.
References
[edit]- ^abShemsanga, Sam (2014)."Ijue Ikulu Ya Tanzania".Retrieved3 May2016.
External links
[edit]- Official blogikulu is gogo name from dododma where mwak=limu nyerere requested chief mzengo to use the word to represent presidential home