Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi World Heritage Site

Official name

Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi | UNESCO

Country

Uganda | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Kampala District
0.3486° Lat, 32.5513° Lon | Map

Code

1022

Time Zone

Africa/Kampala (EAT, +0300)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2001. The Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi constitute a site embracing almost 30 ha of hillside within Kampala district. Most of the site is agricultural, farmed by traditional methods. At its core on the hilltop is the former palace of the Kabakas of Buganda, built in 1882 and converted into the royal burial ground in 1884. Four royal tombs now lie within the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, the main building, which is circular and surmounted by a dome. It is a major example of an architectural achievement in organic materials, principally wood, thatch, reed, wattle and daub. The site's main significance lies, however, in its intangible values of belief, spirituality, continuity and identity.