BCEAO Tower (Bamako)

BCEAO Tower (Bamako)

The BCEAO Tower in Bamako, Mali, at 20 storeys is the tallest building in the West African nation. Classified as Neo-Sudanic architecture, it is modeled on the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of the famous Mosques of Djenne and Timbuctu. The colour of the soil in the surrounding area and as such resembles a termite hill from a distance with distinctive bat-like ears on the top. It is the Malian HQ of BCEAO Bank, which covers all West African francophone countries.

References

* [http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=12267 Archnet: BCEAO Tower] .
* [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/mann/lecture2/ Neo-Sudanic Architecture: Online notes for Dr. Gregory Mann, Columbia University] . Retrieved 2008-08-11.


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