Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace)

Dublin Core

Title

Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace)

Subject

CULTURAL HERITAGE,ARCHAEOLOGY,BUILT HERITAGE,HISTORY

Description

A 3D showing ruin of the 14th century Great Palace (Husuni Kubwa) found on shores of Kilwa Kisiwani built by Sultan al-Hasan bin Sulaiman. It was built by blocks of coral stones. Features that can be seen today includes court, rooms, swimming pool and auction place for goods like ivory, gold and copper.

Contributor

Lasway

Type

3D Object

Medium

https://www.archaeology.org/exclusives/articles/1568-husuni-kubwa-kilwa-kiswani-al-hasan-ibn-sulaiman

Spatial Coverage

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Europeana

Object

https://sketchfab.com/models/4feb4854ac8540af910fab6771fbdc92/embed

Europeana Provider

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/large-palace-2-4feb4854ac8540af910fab6771fbdc92

Europeana Rights

Noel F. Lasway

Europeana Type

3D

3D Object Item Type Metadata

DescriptionEN

A 3D showing ruin of the 14th century Great Palace (Husuni Kubwa) found on shores of Kilwa Kisiwani built by Sultan al-Hasan bin Sulaiman. It was built by blocks of coral stones. Features that can be seen today includes court, rooms, swimming pool and auction place for goods like ivory, gold and copper.

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Collection

Citation

“Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace),” Tanzania, accessed October 23, 2026, https://www.sdhtanzania.org/omeka/items/show/37.