Talk:Kasubi Tombs

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A guidebook talks of the structure having been put up by a British firm of architects (later than 1881) in imitation of traditional techniques [1]. I'm reluctant to put this directly into the article without more to go on, but it does seem to be an important point, whether the building burnt was the one Mutesa I had constructed. Charles Matthews (talk) 22:01, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

The matter seems to be a little complicated. For the main building:

In 1938, Daudi Chwa II, reconstructed the Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga in order to increase its durability. As a result some modern materials were used including a steel structure, a few concrete columns, and some fired clay bricks. Fortunately, however, this structural work is invisible, as the traditional materials cover all the visible parts of the structure. The most important element of the building, its thatched roof resting on structural rings made of palm tree fronds, is still intact as are the internal elements and finishing materials such as the long wooden poles wrapped in bark cloth decoration, right from the bottom to the appex.

(This is from a UNESCO archive file with a funny URL, found by a Google search on "Muzibu Azaala" + 1938. There seem to be quite a number of such reports to be found.) There was traditional maintenance too. Some of the other buildings seem to have changed more. Charles Matthews (talk) 22:22, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Lock this Page!

Sorry, I don't have an account but just from what I read, there were two obviously wrong revisions as of 16:52 UTC March 18, 2010. One said "COLIN IS THA MUTHAFLIPIN HIPHOPAPOTAMUS" and the other postulated that the tombs were blown up.

While this is on the front page at least, we should lock this from further edits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.187.151.200 (talk) 16:53, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

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One of the Kasubi Tombs in Kampala, Uganda. The burial grounds of four kabakas (kings of Buganda), the tombs were first built in 1881 but destroyed in a fire on 16 March 2010. The Bugandan and Ugandan administration have vowed to rebuild this World Heritage Site.Photograph: not not phil

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