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Maison Edouard Aka- Travel Tips
What to See, How to Plan & Tours- Historical & Cultural
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Maison Édouard Aka, also known as Maison Adouko Blackson, is a historic 1920s building in Grand-Bassam's Quartier France, Côte d'Ivoire. Built for a prominent Ivorian timber merchant who adopted the name "Blackson" to facilitate dealings with European banks, it features a square design with ground-floor arcades and narrower upper-level arches, constructed with marine-resistant concrete and brick. Part of a cohesive architectural group with neighboring colonial-era houses, it lies in ruins today. The surrounding district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, with the house listed as a notable heritage structure. Its location on Boulevard du Gouverneur Bertin places it east of the city, near the lagoon.
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Reviews of Maison Édouard Aka
Ana Costa - 3
In the past, it seems to have been a privately owned house. Nowadays, part is someone's storage and the rest seems to be abandoned. If renovated to its former glory, it would be an interesting building and a memory of Grand Bassam's heritage and history.
richmond ozil - 1
Abekan carene - 4
Henri V - 4
House of one of the first Ivorian executives in the colonial period. Today, having fallen into ruin, it is part of the group of buildings registered on the UNESCO historical heritage list. Visiting it reminds us of the sources and bases of the birth of our beautiful Ivorian nation.
Franck Emmanuel Assoukrou - 3
ancient monument which recalls the ruins of the historic capital
