architecture

Fort Jesus

Mombasa, Kenya

Fort Jesus [English]
Ngome ya Yesu [Swahili]
Forte Jesus de Mombaça [Portuguese]

Architecture

built
1593-1596
culture
Portuguese
style/period
Renaissance
work type by function
fortress
material
coral rag
technique
masonry
architect
Giovanni Battista Cairati
patronage
Philip II of Spain

Geography

Africa » Eastern Africa » Kenya » Mombasa County » Mombasa » Mvita » Makadara
local language location name
Mombasa, Kenya [English]
historical affiliations
1596-1698
Portuguese Empire
1698-1728
Imamate of Oman
1728-1729
Portuguese Empire
1729-1824
Imamate of Oman
1824-1826
British Empire
1826-1856
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
1856-1963
Sultanate of Zanzibar
1895-1920
British East Africa
1920-1963
Kenya Colony

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Fort Jesus, Mombasa
type
cultural
criteria
II, V
designation
reference
1295
Fort Jesus, Omani door
Fort Jesus, Omani door Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew, turret
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew, turret Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Philip, northeast elevation
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Philip, northeast elevation Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew Mombasa, Kenya
Omani door
Fort Jesus, Omani door Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, Portuguese wall paintings (graffiti)
Fort Jesus, Portuguese wall paintings (graffiti) Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew, turret
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew, turret Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, Portuguese wall paintings (graffiti)
Fort Jesus, Portuguese wall paintings (graffiti) Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, detail of a Omani door
Fort Jesus, detail of a Omani door Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, captain's house
Fort Jesus, captain's house Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, walls and Omani well
Fort Jesus, walls and Omani well Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, northern wall with turret
Fort Jesus, northern wall with turret Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, inner courtyard with chapel ruins and museum galery (former barracks) in the background
Fort Jesus, inner courtyard with chapel ruins and museum galery (former barracks) in the background Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, passage of the arches
Fort Jesus, passage of the arches Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, turret
Fort Jesus, turret Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, main gate
Fort Jesus, main gate Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, passage of the arches
Fort Jesus, passage of the arches Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, audience hall (Mazrui Hall)
Fort Jesus, audience hall (Mazrui Hall) Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, Portuguese inscription above the main gate
Fort Jesus, Portuguese inscription above the main gate Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, audience hall (Mazrui Hall), door
Fort Jesus, audience hall (Mazrui Hall), door Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, museum galery (former British barracks)
Fort Jesus, museum galery (former British barracks) Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthew Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, building of Portuguese wall paintings
Fort Jesus, building of Portuguese wall paintings Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthias
Fort Jesus, bastion of Saint Matthias Mombasa, Kenya