Walking around Zanzibar’s famous Stone Town is architectural delight as there are variety of building styles on view.The most memorable feature of Zanzibar houses are the spectacular carved Zanzibar doors.In stone town the task is easy ,one can not avoid seeing the magnificent Zanzibar doors when walking on the main roads and maze of alleyways .One needs no map to find the most famous Indian ,Arab ,or Swahili doors.Just walking around for a couple of hours in Stone Town will allow you to stumble upon them.
The original Zanzibar doors owe their distinctive brass studs to India -the studs originated as a defense against elephants ,used to batter down fortified doors in the tribal wars of Punjabi history .Needless to say ,this distinctive feature of Stone Town’s doors has always been purely decorative.There are plenty of 19th Century structures still standing today that many would consider works of art ,especially the Zanzibar houses built with intricately decorated wooden doors featuring elaborate floral designs ,shiny brass accents or religious Islamic carving.Wooden Doors of Zanzibar are carved wooden doors all around the swahili coast of Zanzibar ,any art lover visiting Zanzibar for the first time is bound to be impressed by its numerous carved wooden doors.Carved doorsways are the most significant local element of Swahili architecture .It is where Arab ,Persian,Indian ,European and African cultures had a chance to blend which gave this distinct architectural wonder.