Earth has been a traditional construction material to build houses in Africa. One of the most common earthen masonry techniques is the use of sun dried or kiln fired adobe bricks with mud mortar. Although this technique is cheap and allows the self construction, the bricks vary largely in shape, strength and durability. This has lead historically to weak houses which suffer considerable damage during floods and...
The city of Safi is located in the West African coast, about 150 km from the city of Marrakesh and 300 km south of Casablanca, Morocco. The Cathedral of Safi was the first Portuguese cathedral outside Portugal during the Expansion period and it is the most important example of the non-military Manueline architecture that still remains outside Portugal. The construction of the cathedral started during the decade...
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