Overlooking the Nairobi National Park, designed by American Alan Donovan, co-founder of the African Heritage Pan African Galleries, is a combination of the mud architectures from across Africa, the African Heritage House. The house is also the most photographed in the world.
Inspired by African Mud Architecture
This striking building was built between the years 1989 and 1994 by Alan Donovan, who modeled it with inspiration drawn from the mud architecture of the Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali.
A Tapestry of African Interiors
The interior is a typical African presentation, with the doors being obtained from Lamu, an interior courtyard derived from Moroccan culture and fabric that showcases the detailed and artistic African eye among others.
A Treasure Trove of African Artifacts
What sets this house apart is the collection of artifacts from all around Africa, so diverse and valuable that it has turned the house into a national monument. The rooms have been decorated in a wide range of styles, all representative of different African cultures.
Themed Suites: A Journey Through African Cultures
The Ashanti suite, the Lamu suite, the Moroccan suite and the Bakuba suite, all of which are the guest rooms, depict the culture of these disparate regions. Down from the Kente curtains to the artworks by African artists hung on the walls, it will feel like you’re traveling through Africa.
Every piece of work in the African Heritage house tells a cultural story of the African people and impressively, Alan has each detail of the objects in his mind as he takes you through the vanishing beauty of African art and culture preserved in his house.