Bonakuamuang fireplace

Bonakuamuang Fireplace (2010)

The fireplace of Bonakuamuang is one of the German colonial rulers in Cameroon built structure in the Cameroonian port city of Douala (then Cameroon City ). It is the last remaining part of a former waterworks that was built in the 19th century at the time of the German Empire .

Under the government of Governor Jesko von Puttkamer (1895–1907), the waterworks was part of the redevelopment of Kamerunstadt planned by Eduard von Brauchitsch, district administrator of the city and its surroundings. It was built in the style of the German colonial and industrial architecture of the time. In addition to the construction of wide roads and the drainage of the surrounding swamps, the supply of running water was decisive for the desired urbanization of the traditional village of Douala.

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bonakouamouang Chimney. In: Douala Ville d'art et d'histoire. doual'art, 2006, accessed October 18, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 4 ° 3 '15.9 "  N , 9 ° 42' 24.3"  E