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Askari monument
This bronze statue, dedicated to Africans killed in WWI, is now a favourite haunt of street touts and dubious moneychangers.
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Azania Front Lutheran Church
A striking edifice, with a red-roofed belfry overlooking the water and a rather stern Gothic interior, this is one of the city's major landmarks. The church was built at the turn of the 20th century by German missionaries and is still in active use for services and for choir rehearsals (beautiful - you can sometimes hear the singing from the street).
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Botanical gardens
Opposite Karimjee Hall, Dar es Salaam's languishing botanical gardens date from the German colonial era. They are now just a fraction of their original size.
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Forodhani Hotel Training Institute Building
Just up from the old Kilimanjaro Hotel (now the Kilimanjaro Kempinski) is the old Forodhani Hotel Training Institute building. It currently houses the Appeals Court, but enjoyed its heyday during the British era as the Dar es Salaam Club, when Evelyn Waugh would stop in on occasion for a drink.
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Karimjee Hall
Now closed to the public, this stately white building was the former house of parliament before the legislature was relocated to Dodoma, and is where Julius Nyerere was sworn in as president. Today it is used for parliamentary committee meetings and political functions.
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Kivukoni Front
The city's waterfront, sometimes also called Azania Front, is lined with government buildings, all dating to the German era. Opposite is a colourful assortment of street-side vendors and ageing boats.
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National Museum
The National Museum houses the famous fossil discoveries of zinjanthropus (nutcracker man) from Olduvai Gorge, plus some scattered but intriguing displays on numerous other topics, including the Shirazi civilisation of Kilwa, the Zanzibar slave trade, and the German and British colonial periods.
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Ocean Rd Hospital
Built in 1897 and no longer operational, but appealing architecturally, with its Moorish influences. The small, white, domed building just before the hospital is where Robert Koch carried out his pioneering research on malaria and tuberculosis around the turn of the 20th century.
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Old Boma
Dating to the era of Sultan Majid, and later expanded by the Germans, the Old Boma now houses various offices.
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St Joseph's Cathedral
Just down the road from the Azania Front Lutheran Church is another landmark. The spired cathedral, which is still in use - stop by any Sunday morning to see the standing-room only overflow from the services and hear the singing - was built at the same time as the Lutheran church, also by German missionaries.
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State House
An imposing complex set amid large grounds, the State House was originally built by the Germans and rebuilt after WWI by the British.
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Village Museum
The centrepiece of the open-air Village Museum is a collection of authentically constructed dwellings illustrating traditional life in various parts of Tanzania. There are sometimes traditional music and dance performances held on afternoons.
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White Fathers' Mission House
Just northeast of St Joseph's Cathedral, this is one of the oldest buildings in the city, reportedly originally used to house Sultan Majid's harem.
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Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania
The Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania has twice-monthly bird walks (admission free, two to three hours), departing from its office at on the first and last Saturday of each month.
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