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Heritage in Hong Kong - Declared Monuments
TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Hong Kong
Island
Germany
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
World Social Forum Nairobi
Kenya International Film Festival (KIFF)
United Kingdom
Nairobi Climate Talks
01 Rock Carving at Big Wave Bay
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08 Gas Lamps
1875
15 Tin Hau Temple
Participants: over 10 000
Participants:
over 75 000
When: 6.11 – 17.11 1810
2006 25 Old Stanley Police Station
When: Beginning of October
When: 20-25 January 2007
Where: UN
Where: Alliance Française, Goethe Institut,
Where: Moi International Sports Centre,
National Museums of Kenya, National
Uhuru Park
In November 2006 Nairobi hosted the
Theatre, Nairobi Safari Club and Chester
second meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto
House
The 7th World Social Forum is a counterProtocol (CMP 2), in conjunction with the
event to the WTO conference, the World
twelfth session of the Conference of the
In 2007 the second edition of the Kenya
Economic Forum in Davos and the annual
Parties to the Climate Change Convention
International Film Festival (KIFF) took place
summit
of the
G8 nations. It is meant1905
to be42 Western(COP
12). The discussions
focused on how
38 Law Uk Hakka House
~1700
40 Old Wanchai Post Office
1912
41 Old Pathological Institute
Market
1858
46 Main Building St. Stephen’s Coll.
in Nairobi, with more than 10'000 visitors
an open meeting place where social
man-made global warming can be
from the Eastern Africa region, but also from
movements, networks, NGOs and other civil
contested. An important aim of the climate
Europe, Asia and the US. According to the
society organizations from around the world
talks in Nairobi was to discuss proceedings
organizers, the Kenya International Film
debate on economics and politics.1
after the ending of the Kyoto-protocol in
Festival Trust, 200 films were screened,
2012.
three times more than in the previous year.
One result of this conference in Nairobi was
Kenya Music Week
To bring the movies to the people, there
the consent that environmental politics is
were public screenings at Kwangware,
deeply connected with economic growth of
1
15 000
Huruma,
KiberaHalland1861Kangemi
andYingin
poorHouse
countries and development
politics.
56 The
Exterior of University
57 Hung Hing
Building Participants:
1919
58 Tang
Chi Ngong Building
1929
59 Government
1851
60 St. John’s
Cathedral
When: December
downtown Nairobi. Another part of the
Where: Expo Hall, Sarit Centre, Westlands
festival were various workshops, intended to
advance and encourage local film-students
World YWCA council
The Kenya Music week consists of a trade
and film-makers.
exhibition, educational workshops and live
The events main objective is to help
Participants: over 2000
performances of local musicians. The
develop a film culture in Kenya and the
When: July 2006
original aim was to create a forum for
region by showcasing local and international
Where: Moi International Sports Centre,
stakeholders
(musicians,
producers,
productions. The KIFF has had a significant
Uhuru Park
43 Clock
Tower on the national
1913
45 Former
Kowloon
1900
51distributors,
Former M+P Headquart.
Comp.
1884
62 Remnants of South Gate of KWC 1847
63 Former Yamen Building of KWC
promoters,
media,
consumers,
impact
scene
in just
twoBritish School
government & NGOs) to discuss problems
years (in spring 2007, for instance, it had 10
The first International Women’s Summit on
such as music piracy.1
Kenyan films screened at the Pan African
HIV and AIDS took place last July in Nairobi.
Film Festival in Los Angeles).1
Key issues at the conference were the
feminization of the HIV pandemic, gender
inequality, health care and treatment, sexual
and reproductive rights, women’s leadership
WSF, KIFF, Climate talks, YWCA
and economic empowerment.1
10 Sam Tung Uk Village
1786
12 Old District Office North
1907
13 Sheung Yiu Village
~1860
16 Rock Carving at Lung Ha Wan
?
26
1859
28
6
Switzerland
26 Old Supreme Court
1912
Business
27 Main Building HKU
1910
France
14
Transit
28 Rock Inscription at Wong Chuk Hang ?
36 Flagstaff House
1846
Other
14
Italy
68
Holiday
All Visitors
1 600 000
37 Former French Mission Building
2, 4, 5
1 000 600
Holiday
1 087 500
Purpose of Visit 2006 (percent) 4
8
1917
4, 5
4
Scandinavia
1923
895 300
14
Other Europe
Country of Residence, 2006 (percent)
Total Europe 964.500 Visitors 4
49 The Helena May main building
1914
52 Gate Lodge
1884
53 Central Police Station Compound 1864
730Magistracy
000
54 Former Central
1913
55 Victoria Prison Compound
1883
35 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
1841
68
2
11
Kowloon
9
590 000
7
1847
5
70 St. Joseph’s College
1864
80 Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse
420 000
1875
24 Hong Kong Observatory
25-200
Country of Residence, 2006 (percent)
Total 1.414.200 Visitors 4
New Territories
340 000
45
Coastal
Other
31
Business
226 200
260 000
4, 5
24
Nairobi
1847
320 000
Bed Available, 2005 (percent)
Total 10 845 000 nights 5
02 Rock Carving on Kau Sai Chau
?
03 Rock Carving on Tung Lung Island
?
04 Rock Inscription, Joss House Bay ~1274
09 Tung Lung Fort
~1700
2
50 000
2001 EAC
Moi International Airport in Mombasa
17 Island House
1905
18 Site of Chinese Customs Station
1868
19 Man Wun Fung Ancestral Hall
1967
~1800 EAC
20 Remains of Ancient Kiln
1674
23 Man Mo Temple
~1900
29 Old Tai Po Market Railway Station 1913
1965 1. Charter flight
1964 UN in Nairobi
1936 The snows of Kilimanjaro by E. Hemingway
1937 Out of Africa by I. Dinesen
DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM OVER TIME
1950 Controlled Hunting Areas
1950 Aberdare National Park, Mt Kenya National Park
30 Liu Man Chek Tong Ancestral Hall 1751
31 Old House
1904
POSITIVE INFLUENCE
32 Tai Fu Tai Mansion
1865
33 Kun Lung Gate Tower
1744
34 Yeung Hau Temple
~1800
1946 National Park,~1900
1948 44
Tsavo
Park
Kang Yung Study Hall
39 Old House
British East African Protectorate
47 Yi Tai Study Hall
~1850
48 Walls + Towers of Kun Lung Wai ~1700
50 Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai
~1770
Independence
Colony of Kenya: administered by a British governor
WW I
NEGATIVE INFLUENCE
1929 World economic crisis
1718
64 Tower + WallsLung Yeuk Tau
~1300
65 Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall
1525
66 Cheung Shan Monastery
1789
67 King Law Ka Shuk
1998 US embassy bombing
1978 Ban on wildlife hunting
WW II
61 I Shing Temple
1736
1896 Railway Mombasa - Nairobi - Lake Victoria
1991 Movement for democracy
1952 - 1957 Struggles of the Mau Mau movement
?
68 Cheung Ancestral Hall
1851 War
69 Fan Sin 1960
Temple
- 1965 Civil war in ~1750
Kongo
1950 - 1952 Korean
72 Tang Lung
Chau
1973
OilLighthouse
Crisis
1912
73 Tang Ancestral Hall
74 Yu KiuinAncestral
Hall
1994~1300
End of apartheid
South Africa
~1500
1977 Zerfall EAC
1956 Middle Eastern War
2, 3
Outlying Islands
HUNTING
75 Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda
ADVENTURE
~1350
MISSIONARIES
76 Hung Shing Temple
THE BIG FIVE
1899
77 Tin Hau Temple
BRITISH FROM THE UPPER CLASS
?
SAFARI
THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO
1762
79 The Morrisson Building
OUT OF AFRICA1936
78 Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall
BRITISH AND AMERICAN
81 Leung Ancestral Hall
~1800
PHOTOSAFARI
82 Chik Kwai Study Hall
BEACH HOLIDAYS
1899
SAFARI
83 Tang Ancestral Hall
1749
BEACH HOLIDAYS
05 Rock Carving at Shek Pik
EUROPEAN
CITY
proposed
DRAFT
DRAFT
06 Rock Carving on Po Toi Island
?
07 Tung Chung Fort
1832
11 Fan Lau Fort
1729
14 Rock Carving on Cheung Chau
?
21 Stone Circle
?
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/story/2007/07/04aidsconference 2007. www.worldywca.info, 2007.
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22 Tung Chung Battery
1817
71 Waglan Lighthouse
1898
84 Kin Yin Lei
1937
?
~1000 B.C.
DRAFT
DRAFT
Reisch, Erich, 1997. Entwicklung und Chancen des Tourismus in Ländern der 3. Welt am Beispiel von Kenia. Klagenfurter Geographische Schriften Heft 16. Klagenfurt. 3) Francis, E. K / Bolte, K.M, 1975.
Der internationale Tourismus in Kenia und seine Implikationen für die sozio-ökonomische Entwicklung des Landes. München. 4)Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2007. Economic Survey 2007. Ministry
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06.03.2008 | © ETH Studio Basel | Tourism and International Events in Nairobi | Corinne Weber
Heritage
Kong
- Declaring
a Monument
HeritageininHong
Hong
Kong
- Declaring
a Monument
Hierarchy
TOURISM
AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Hierarchy
Hong Kong has a complex system of
Hong Kong has a complex system of
responsibilities
dealing
with
heritage. Chief
Arboretum
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AR
SELECTION
SIGHTS
SELECTION OF
OF
SIGHTS
responsibilities
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with
heritage.
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Arboretum
park
In the
the
Arboretum
park one
one finds
more then
then 200
200 species
species of
of trees.
trees.
executive Donald Tsan is the
CEO
of the
bu-finds more
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reaus and their secretary Go-down
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Arts
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Arts Centre
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of the bureaus and their The
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is aa converted
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warehouse in
in the
the
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Authoroty
Industrial
Area.
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contains
ten
separate
art
studios
and
is
rapidly
Industrial
Area.
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contains
ten
separate
art
studios
and
is
rapidly
uities and Monuments” as well as “ Antiqaa hub
Nairobi’s
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hub for
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are
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and
together
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and performing
performing
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with regular
regular exhibitions,
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workshops
and
shows,
workshops
and open
open cultural
cultural nights.
nights.
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ment” belonging to Jamia
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Nairobi’s main
main mosque.
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stands near
near the
the
Bureau”.
City
City Market,
Market, north
north of
of Kenyatta
Kenyatta Avenue.
Avenue.
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and
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Office
KICC
KICC
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CC
ments
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of
From the
the top
top
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the Kenyatta
Kenyatta
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Conference Center
Center
AMO
was established
when
the International
(KICC)
(KICC) there's
there's aa splendid
splendid view
view of
of the
the city
city and
and its
its surroundings
surroundings ..
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Ordinance”
AMO and
was Monuments
established
when
- Mount
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day
can
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clear
day one
onethe
can see
see
Mount Kenya
Kenya in
in one
one direction
direction and
and
Kilimanjaro
in
Kilimanjaro
in the
the other.
other.
was enforced
in 1976. Its
responsibilities
Antiquities
and Monunemts
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reachs infrom
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and
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1976.identifying
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are aa many
many markets
markets in
in Nairobi.
Nairobi. Guidebooks
Guidebooks mostly
mostly point
point
researching
buildings
and
items
of historifrom
identifying
recording
researching
out
the
Market
with
outand
the City
City
Market
with its
its colorful
colorful and
and wide
wide assortment
assortment of
of fruit
fruit
and
vegetables,
as
and
vegetables,
as well
well as
as
hardware.
cal interest
organizing
and
coordinating
builidings
andtoitems
of historical
interest
tohardware.
the surveys
excavations
of
areasand
of
organizing
an dand
coordinating
the
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MA
Mzizi
Arts
Centre
Mzizi
Artssurveys
Centre
The
The Mzizi
Mzizi Arts
Arts Centre
Centre is
is aa smaller
smaller centre
centre in
in aa central
central office
office
archaeological
significance.
The
adaptive
excavations
of areas
of archeological
signifibuilding.
building. Here
Here one
one can
can view
view contemporary
contemporary Kenyan
Kenyan art,
art, craft,
craft,
dance,
literature
and
dance,
literature
and performance
performance
art.
reuseThe
of some
historical
buildings
are
also art.
cance.
adaptive
reuse of
some
historical
organized
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areby
also
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National Archives
Archives
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are
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National
Archives
are located
located in
in the
the old
old seat
seat of
of the
the Bank
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of
awareness
of National
HongArchives
asing
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as fostering
public awareness
ofKong's
Hong
India.
India. Not
Not only
only the
the usual
usual documents
documents are
are stored
stored in
in the
the archives,
archives,
heritage.
Kong‘s
heritage.
there
there are
are also
also various
various exhibitions:
exhibitions: Photographs
Photographs of
of Mzee
Mzee
Kenyatta and
and Daniel
Daniel Moi
Moi visiting
visiting different
different countries,
countries, handicrafts
handicrafts
Antiquities AdvisoryKenyatta
Board
and
and paintings.
paintings. In
In the
the same
same building
building aa museum
museum and
and an
an art
art gallery
gallery
showing
exhibition
showing aa photo
photo
exhibition about
about the
the war
war of
of independence
independence can
can
AABAntiquites
advises the Advisory
Antiquities
Authority
Board
be
be found.
found.
which historical items can be declared as
AAB advises the Antiquities
AuthoriNM
NM
National
National Museum
Museum
monument or a proposed
monument
guidebooks
praise
the
Mostdeclared
guidebooks as
praise
the national
national museum
museum as
as aa must-do
must-do for
for
ty which historical item can Most
be
mounder of the Antiquitiesevery
andtourist.
Monuments
A
every
tourist.
A large
large department
department is
is reserved
reserved for
for flora
flora and
and fauna,
fauna,
nument or a proposed monument
under
of theOther
specializing
in
specializing
in ornithology.
ornithology.
Other rooms
rooms display
display wild
wild life
life dioramas
dioramas
Ordinance, how to restore
and
conserve
fish
On
and
fish taxidermies.
taxidermies.
On the
the third
third floor
floor the
the Gallery
Gallery of
of ContempoContempoAntiquities and Monuments and
Ordinance,
how
to
East
African
raryto
East
African Art
Art is
is located,
located,
where art
art from
from Kenya,
Kenya, Tanzania
Tanzania
the historical items, andrary
promote
the where
restore and conserve the historical
items,
and
and
and Uganda
Uganda is
is on
on display
display –– and
and for
for sale.
sale. One
One can
can also
also purchase
purchase
conservation of Hong Kong's
replica
exhibits
replica of
ofheritage.
exhibits of
of the
the national
national museum.
museum.
to promote the conservation of Hong Kong‘s
PB
PB
Parliament
Parliament Building
Building
heritage.
Sources
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HOTEL AREAS
AREAS AND
AND SIGHTS
SIGHTS IN
IN NAIROBI
NAIROBI
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Nairobi CItymap
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Nairobi
Nairobi Hill
Hill
Chief Executive
Donald Tsang
sial
Expensive: Ksh 6000 - over Ksh 12 000
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Hotel
Hotel
Impala
Impala Hotel
Hotel
Holiday Inn Mayfair Court Hotel
Ma Roche's
Roche's Guest
Guest House
House
Jacaranda Hotel Ma
Sirona
Sirona Hotel
Hotel
Landmark Hotel
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Antiquities Authority
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Information Services Department
Legal Aid Department
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High Point Hotelhistorical
planning
and management
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Hotel
Boulevard
Hotel
Hurlingham
Hurlingham Hotel
Hoteleducation and publicity
Comfort
Comfort Inn
Inn
Lenana
Lenana Mount
Mount Hotel
Hotel
County
County Hotel
Hotel
Milimani
Milimani Hotel
Hotel Dolat
Dolat Hotel
Hotel
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JM
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CM
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RM
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Hermes
Hotel
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Impact
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RR
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GD
Assessment Criteria for Public Programme Proposal
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Hotel
Concept and ideas
- in line with the vision and missions of the Antiquities and
Monuments
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ArchOffice
Hotel
Heritage preservation / historical and cultural merits
Mercury
Hotel
Mercury
Hotel
Educational
value
Mid-View
Central
Hotel
Mid-View
Central
Hotel
Subject
uniqueness
Public
appeal Hotel
Nawas
Nawas
Hotel
Academic contribution to knowledge on the subject
New
Kenya
Lodge
New
Kenya
Lodge
Technical
and financial
feasibilities
New
Swanga
Lodge
NewApplicant's
Swanga
Lodge
ability
to organize the proposed programme and to communicate with
the public
Oriental
Oriental Palace
Palace Hotel
Hotel
Orchid
Orchid Hotel
Hotel
Primetime
Primetime Safaris
Safaris
Princess
Princess Hotel
Hotel
Stanley Hotel
Gazette
Suncourt
Suncourt Hotel
Hotel
Terminal
Terminal Hotel
Hotel
YWCA
YWCA
Salama
Salama Hotel
Hotel
Samagat
Samagat Hotel
Hotel
Solace Hotel
Sirikwa
Sirikwa Lodge
Lodge
Terrace
Terrace Hotel
Hotel
Wilton
Wilton Gateway
Gateway Hotel
Hotel
Exhibition, Education, Library
Heritage Trail
sources:
Trillo,
sources:
Trillo, Richard,
Richard, (4rd
(4rd Ed.)2003.
Ed.)2003. Kenya.
Kenya. DuMont
DuMont Reiseverlag,
Reiseverlag, Ostfilden,
Ostfilden, Deutschland.
Deutschland. Trillo,
Trillo, Richard
Richard (8th
(8th Ed.)
Ed.) 2006:
2006: Kenya.
Kenya. The
The Rough
Rough Guide
Guide to.
to. Rough
Rough Guide,
Guide, New
New York,
York, London,
London, Delhi.
Delhi. Parkinson,
Parkinson,
Public
Tom
Phillips,
Will
Tom //Studio
Phillips, Matt
Matt // Gourlay,
Gourlay,
Will (4rd
(4rd Ed.)
Ed.) 2005
2005 Kenya.
Kenya. Lonely
Lonely Planet.
Planet. Lonely
Lonely Planet
Planet Publications,
Publications, Hawthorn,
Hawthorn, Australia.
Australia.
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Evamay
Evamay Lodge
Lodge
Iqbal
Iqbal Hotel
Hotel
Gloria
Gloria Hotel
Hotel
Grand
Grand Holiday
Holiday Hotel
Hotel
Greton
Greton Hotel
Hotel
Embassy
Embassy Hotel
Hotel
Friends of Heritage
Planet
Planet Safari
Safari
Nairobi
Nairobi National
National Park
Park
In
In the
the 114
114 sq
sq km
km large
large Nairobi
Nairobi National
National Park
Park on
on the
the outskirts
outskirts of
of
the
the town,
town, one
one can
can observe
observe rhinoceros,
rhinoceros, hippopotamuses,
hippopotamuses,
leopards,
leopards, giraffes,
giraffes, zebras,
zebras, cheetahs,
cheetahs, warthogs,
warthogs, antelopes
antelopes and
and
more
more than
than 400
400 kinds
kinds of
of birds.
birds.
Emmaccra
Emmaccra Hotel
Hotel
PB
PB
Down
Down Town
Town Hotel
Hotel
Oakwood
Oakwood Hotel
Hotel
Parkside
Parkside Hotel
Hotel
Heritage Discovery
Windsor Golf and Country Club
Diplomat
Diplomat Hotel
Hotel
e
list
CC
CC
& Casino
Danika
Danika Lodge
Lodge
Destiny
Destiny Hotel
Hotel
Eureka
Eureka Highrise
Highrise Hotel
Hotel
Palacina
Grand Regency Hotel
Panafric Hotel
Hilton Hotel
Sagret
Sagret Hotel
Hotel
Salama
Salama Annex
Annex Inter-Continental Hotel
Kenya Comfort
Comfort Hotel
Hotel
Serena Hotel Kenya
Upper
Upper Hill
Hill Campsite
Campsite Meridian Court Hotel
YMCA
YMCA
Nairobi Safari Club
Norfolk Hotel
Karen
Karen Blixen
Blixen Museum
Museum
Under
Under the
the name
name Isak
Isak Dinesen
Dinesen the
the Danish
Danish author
author Karen
Karen Blixen
Blixen
wrote
wrote the
the novel
novel Out
Out of
of Africa.
Africa. Her
Her house
house and
and its
its grounds
grounds are
are
restored
restored and
and equipped
equipped with
with original
original furniture
furniture and
and photographs.
photographs.
Hong Kong
The
The house
house was
was originally
originally aa coffee
coffee plantation
plantation out
out in
in the
the country,
country,
Center
but
but is
is now
now on
on the
the outskirts
outskirts of
of Nairobi
Nairobi
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MA
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if site or build
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Fairview Hotel
Antiquities and Monuments Office
Nairobi
Nairobi Backpackers
Backpackers
Nairobi
Nairobi Youth
Youth Hostel
Hostel
Abbey
Abbey Hotel
Hotel
Africana
Hotel
Africana
HotelHistoric
Graded
Al
B&L
Al Mansura
Mansura
B&L and Sites
Buildings
I, II, IIISafari Park Hotel
Ambassadeur
Hotel
AmbassadeurGrade
Hotel
Bujumbura
Bujumbura Lodge
Lodge Utalii Hotel
Cana
Cana Lodge
Lodge Hotel
Hotel
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Monuments
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ne
Government
Historic
NM
NM
Sites Identified by AMO
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Antiquities Autorothy Board
Experts and Professionals evaluate, recommend historical and architectual merit and how
to deal with it
Giraffe
Giraffe Centre
Centre
The
The Giraffe
Giraffe Centre
Centre offers
offers environmental
environmental education,
education, aimed
aimed at
at
sensitizing
sensitizing the
the population
population on
on the
the need
need to
to appreciate
appreciate and
and
conserve
conserve the
the country's
country's biodiversity.
biodiversity.
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Moderate:
Moderate: Ksh
Ksh 1600
1600 -- 6000
6000
Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
since 1976 (Cap. 53)
Monuments: Control or prevent alterations
Historic: Preservation, maintenance
Executive Council
Bavaria
Bavaria Hotel
Hotel
30 Members
ea
Uhuru
Uhuru Park
Park // Uhuru
Uhuru Monument
Monument
UP
UP
The
The Uhuru
Uhuru Park
Park is
is aa popular,
popular, heavily
heavily used
used park
park in
in the
the middle
middle of
of
the
the city.
city. From
From the
the top
top of
of the
the park
park there's
there's aa good
good view
view of
of the
the city's
city's
main
main skyline.
skyline.
The
The Uhuru
Uhuru Monument
Monument was
was built
built in
in 1973
1973 as
as aa commemorative
commemorative
monument
monument of
of independence.
independence. An
An Ihara
Ihara tree
tree marks
marks the
the spot
spot where
where
the
the national
national flag
flag was
was first
first hoisted
hoisted on
on 12
12 December
December 1963.
1963.
Surrounding
Surrounding the
the tree
tree is
is aa map
map of
of Kenya
Kenya showing
showing its
its different
different
provinces.
provinces. Two
Two other
other monuments,
monuments, laid
laid by
by President
President Daniel
Daniel Moi,
Moi,
commemorate
commemorate 20
20 and
and 25
25 years
years of
of independence.
independence.
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ntro
ver
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de
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TT
Thorn
Thorn Tree
Tree Café
Café
The
The Thorn
Thorn Tree
Tree Café
Café at
at the
the Stanley
Stanley Hotel
Hotel is
is aa popular
popular meeting
meeting
spot
spot for
for travellers.
travellers. It’s
It’s named
named after
after aa huge
huge thorn
thorn tree
tree planted
planted in
in
1961,
1961, whose
whose trunk
trunk serves
serves as
as aa notice
notice board.
board.
ask
s, i
Inexpensive:
Inexpensive: Under
Under Ksh
Ksh 500
500 -- Ksh
Ksh 1600
1600
to
RR
RR
Ramoma
Ramoma Rahimtulla
Rahimtulla Museum
Museum of
of Modern
Modern Art
Art
The
The Ramoma
Ramoma Rahimtulla
Rahimtulla Museum
Museum of
of Modern
Modern Art
Art (RAMOMA)
(RAMOMA)
gallery
gallery hosts
hosts changing
changing exhibitions
exhibitions of
of Kenyan
Kenyan and
and international
international
artists
artists displaying
displaying mainly
mainly paintings
paintings and
and sculpture.
sculpture. Art
Art workshops
workshops
are
are also
also regularly
regularly held
held in
in the
the gallery
gallery space.
space.
West
West of
of Moi
Moi Avenue
Avenue
w
ho
African
African Railway
Railway and
and is
is thus
thus aa piece
piece of
of colonial
colonial history.
history. On
On display
display
are
are relicts,
relicts, models
models of
of trains
trains and
and ships,
ships, photographs
photographs and
and oddities
oddities
from
from the
the history
history of
of the
the railway.
railway. In
In front
front of
of the
the museum
museum there
there are
are
some
some old
old locomotives
locomotives exhibited,
exhibited, in
in its
its back
back yard
yard there’s
there’s the
the
steam
steam train
train used
used in
in the
the movie
movie Out
Out of
of Africa.
Africa.
Parklands
Parklands
River
River Road
Road Area
Area II Thika
Thika Road
Road
It's
It's possible
possible to
to obtain
obtain aa permit
permit for
for aa seat
seat in
in the
the public
public gallery
gallery at
at
http://www.amo.gov.hk
the
the parliament
parliament house.
house. There
There are
are also
also various
various exhibitions
exhibitions on
on
www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/govchart/index.htm
show,
show, like
like needlework
needlework and
and tapestries,
tapestries, made
made by
by the
the East
East African
African
http://www.ceo.gov.hk/exco
Women's
Women's League
League and
and showing
showing Kenya's
Kenya's history,
history, aa mosaic
mosaic of
of
Sources
Kenyan
Kenyan tribes
tribes and
and aa table
table made
made from
from samples
samples of
of Kenyan
Kenyan trees.
trees.
http://www.amo.gov.hk
www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/govchart/index.htm
Railway
Railway Museum
Museum
RM
RM
http://www.ceo.gov.hk/exco
The
The Railway
Railway Museum
Museum documents
documents the
the construction
construction of
of the
the East
East
Westlands
Westlands
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Hugh // Crowther,
Crowther, Geoff
Geoff (3rd
(3rd Ed.)
Ed.) 1997.
1997. Kenya.
Kenya. aa Lonely
Lonely Plantet
Plantet travel
travel survival
survival kit.
kit. Lonely
Lonely Planet
Planet Publications,
Publications, Hawthorn,
Hawthorn, Australia.
Australia. Foottit,
Foottit, Claire
Claire (1st
(1st Ed.)
Ed.) 2004.
2004. Kenya.
Kenya. The
The Bradt
Bradt travel
travel guide.
guide. Bradt
Bradt
Travel
Travel Guides
Guides Ltd,
Ltd, Bucks,
Bucks, England.
England. www.nairobicity.org,
www.nairobicity.org, 2007
2007
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