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The Old Stone Town is a World Heritage
declared by UNESCO in more than a decade now.
In order to protect
the Town the government has established Stone Town Conservation and
Development Authority (STCDA).
The authority employs work force
which carry conservation and restoration of the
buildings, parks, pavements, open spaces and so on.
It also organizes
awareness campaigns for the residents of the Town to undertake
cleaning.
The money paid as salaries and other expenses indirectly
comes from hotels, restaurants, sourveniour shops, tour operations
in the form of operational licenses, taxes and Levis.
The
tour starts on the main City market, which was opened in 1904,
you
will then
get
a comprehensive view of the Stone Town architecture, its sand and
stone ancient built houses, some of them have Arab/Indian with carved
doors with brass studs, carved balconies you will also get the chance
to see the old post office and Freddy Mercury house.
Our next stop will be at the Anglican Cathedral of Christ, which was
built by bishop steers in 1873 on the site of the Old Slave Market.
From here we continue our tour to Sultan’s Palace Museum, House of
wonders (Beit-el-ajaib) built in 1883 and bombarded by British fleet
in 1886, next to this you can also see the Old Arab Fort (built in
1700).
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