The Asante traditional buildings are the only surviving examples of traditional Ashanti architecture. To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Ashanti civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and straw, they are vulnerable to the onslaught of time and weather.[1] These buildings served mainly as palaces, shrines[2] houses for the powerful deities who protected the Kingdom, homes for the affluent, and finally, as mausoleums. And like all buildings of value, the structures were the result of the Asantes’ desire to achieve harmony on earth with their creator, the Supreme being, through the mediation of the lesser deities.[3] One of these is the Ejisu Besease Shrine and it was spatially documented by the Zamani project in 2006. Source: Wikipedia
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