Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in Nigeria/Winners 2023

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  • The Grand Mosque is a landmark nature can be seen from the Olumo Rock, one of the historic centres in Ogun State Nigeria It was built in 1925 on the site of the very first Mosque erected in the 1830s, on a piece of land donated by Oba Sodeke shortly after the Egbas had settled there. The irony is that this Islamic place of worship was designed by Afro-Brazilian returnees based on the architecture of the Baroque Colonial Churches in Brazil.
    The Grand Mosque is a landmark nature can be seen from the Olumo Rock, one of the historic centres in Ogun State Nigeria It was built in 1925 on the site of the very first Mosque erected in the 1830s, on a piece of land donated by Oba Sodeke shortly after the Egbas had settled there. The irony is that this Islamic place of worship was designed by Afro-Brazilian returnees based on the architecture of the Baroque Colonial Churches in Brazil.
  • The First Storey Building in Nigeria was built in 1845 in Badagry by Rev. Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society. The translation of the English Bible to Yoruba was done by Bishop Ajayi Crowther in the First Storey Building in the 1880s. Photographer: Louis Gabriel Whenayon
    The First Storey Building in Nigeria was built in 1845 in Badagry by Rev. Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society. The translation of the English Bible to Yoruba was done by Bishop Ajayi Crowther in the First Storey Building in the 1880s.
    Photographer: Louis Gabriel Whenayon
  • The Cathedral Church of Christ Marina, Lagos is an Anglican cathedral on Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Photographer: Godiva Omoruyi
    The Cathedral Church of Christ Marina, Lagos is an Anglican cathedral on Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
    Photographer: Godiva Omoruyi
  • The most highly technological mosque in Gombe. Photographer: AminUsman
    The most highly technological mosque in Gombe.
    Photographer: AminUsman
  • National Theatre located in lagos, Nigeria.jpg Photographer: Godiva Omoruyi
    National Theatre located in lagos, Nigeria.jpg
    Photographer: Godiva Omoruyi
  • Ikom Old_Bridge, Cross River National Park Photographer: Hadassah Photostorie group
    Ikom Old_Bridge, Cross River National Park
    Photographer: Hadassah Photostorie group
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church is the first Catholic Church in Eman Uruan, Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria, The building was erected as part of the farewell gift from the missionaries. Its also over 100 years. Photographer: Tifegraphy
    St. Joseph Catholic Church is the first Catholic Church in Eman Uruan, Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria, The building was erected as part of the farewell gift from the missionaries. Its also over 100 years.
    Photographer: Tifegraphy
  • Mary Slessor Statue located at Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar. Photographer: Gifted Bitor
    Mary Slessor Statue located at Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar.
    Photographer: Gifted Bitor
  • Image of The National Theatre, Lagos Nigeria. Photographer: Jean-fidele E. Ananou
    Image of The National Theatre, Lagos Nigeria.
    Photographer: Jean-fidele E. Ananou
  • Kobiti central mosque, the first mosque in Ogun state, Nigeria.. Photographer:Solanke Lukman Oluwaseun
    Kobiti central mosque, the first mosque in Ogun state, Nigeria..
    Photographer:Solanke Lukman Oluwaseun
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