Palace of King Bell

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The Palace of King Bell situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe (King Bell). The building is also known as La Pagode; this name comes from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit (Journey to the End of the Night).Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night (Voyage au bout de la nuit), 1932. Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 1905

Source: en.wikipedia.org