Kenyan Village Ranked Among the Most Beautiful Worldwide
Lamu, a small village located in East Africa, has been named one of the 13 most beautiful villages in the world by Architectural Digest, an esteemed publication owned by Conde Nast.
While it may not be well-known to many, the village boasts a remarkable style of architecture that blends elements from Swahili, Arabic, European, Indian, and Persian designs. Lamu, the oldest Swahili settlement in East Africa, has enacted a ban on vehicles and motorcycles in its streets and instead uses donkeys for transportation. Visitors to the village are treated to unforgettable transportation by dhows and boats.
In 2001, Lamu achieved recognition from UNESCO as a World Heritage site, partly attributed to the construction of buildings using coral stone and mangrove timber. These structures prioritize simplicity while maintaining characteristics such as inner courtyards, elaborately carved wooden doors, and verandas. Additionally, Lamu occupies an integral role in the study of Islamic and Swahili cultures, having hosted sizable Muslim religious festivals for over a century. The village is among a selection of 12 other remarkable destinations worldwide, including Taxco de Alarcon in Mexico, Orta San Giulio in Italy, Frigiliana in Spain, and Gordes in France.
The architecture-centric media outlet has a wide reach across the globe, being available for audiences in various nations such as China, Germany, India, France, Italy, the United States, and Spain. Given its vast outreach, the outlet holds significant influence in the field of architecture. It operates under the same roof as other renowned publications like Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Wired - all of which are situated in Manhattan, New York.
Comments (12)
Who the F does these delusional rankings, I have been to 47 countries around the world, as a former Kenya, it's one of the ugliest dirty poor ridden countries I have ever lived in or visited. Majority of the people are extremely UGLY with horrendous bad hygiene/halitosis, extremely poor selection of culinary. This shit Funny.
May be you were there before the beautification...Anyway do the dockeys have buckets on their asses to trap the manure,or do they employ pooper scoopers to do the cleaning? Just curious.
Hey, stop insulting my Kenyan people. No one is ugly. And lamu is definitely beautiful.
Just your name suggests you ugly and a stinky shithole.
You seem to be an empty headed with an opaque mind how do you call a creation ugly you are sane i bet
Miracle do happen a subhuman species knows how to go on the web, read and reply with his 5cent gibberish, Damn the world need to take a bow down for you and all the other animals in your village. Bravo, pregnant goat
You moved to another country,probably by marriage,or asylum.You dont seem to have brains for skills another country would want,even in Kenya.But Iam sure you love traveling at the expense of your fat old mzungu woman.
Now let's here how good your new ,or adoptive country is?
I was tempted not to reply to your childish single digit IQ deplorable nonsense, Shit like you, only think unless you are married to a white woman that the only way you can make it in the west, nah loser, working smart, high intelligence and good genes. I came here as a student, was top in my class, and Boeing offered me everything I wished for to sign a 10-year contract to work for them, so stop your nonsense, you toothless monkey and go back underneath the rock and continue hibernating. You piece of human flith.
Wow, I touched a nerve. To show how shallow your brain is,you think monkeys like under rocks. As for you being what you say you are good for you if its true.Enjoy your fat mzungu.dont be ashamed.
You are so stupid.You call me human,then monkey. Cannt you tell the difference eve with a gorrilla's IQ?
Nature May stink but it's the only way out, it's the winner in a crazy confused world. Modernism may smell good but the backyard is yak. So long live Lamu.
Long live Kenya. Long live Africa.
With the rest of Kenya turning into an overcrowded slum, sewage overflowing into the pot holed and cratered streets, rotting garbage strewn where, stray animals defecating in the streets, it's heartwarming to read that one of our towns ranks high in anything. But let us not be fooled, the last beautiful thing we ever had disappeared with our culture. If this town is indeed beautiful, then it's not being run by Kenyans. There's nothing in Kenya today,run by Kenyans, that's beautiful.