List of buildings and structures in Eritrea


A list of notable buildings and structures in Eritrea:
NameLocationTypeDateNotes/References
Administration Building of the Anseba RegionKerenGovernment building20th century
Asmara International AirportAsmara
Airport20th centuryAlso a base of the Eritrean Air Force.
Asmara Intercontinental HotelAsmara
Hotel20th centuryNow the Asmara Palace Hotel.
Asmara OperaAsmara
Performance hall1918Enlarged in 1936.
Bank of EritreaAsmara
Government building.1914Serves as the national bank of Eritrea.
Cicero StadiumAsmara
Multi-purpose stadium1938
Cinema ImperoAsmara
Performance hall1937Built in the Italian art-deco style.
Commercial Bank of Eritrea, KerenKeren
Bank20th century
Denden StadiumAsmara
Multi-purpose stadium1958Later enlarged.
Enda Mariam CathedralAsmara
Religious building1922A structure of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Fiat Tagliero BuildingAsmara
Filling station1938A service station built in the Futurist style by Giuseppe Pettazzi. Now unused.
Governor's Palace, AsmaraAsmara
Government building1930sBuilt in the Italian Fascist art-deco style.
Great Mosque of AsmaraAsmara
Religious building1938Also known as Al Kulafah Al Rashidan.
National Museum of EritreaAsmara
Museum1930sOriginally located in the former Governor's Palace.
President's OfficeAsmara
Government building1897Also served as a National Museum by Ethiopia in the 1950s
Church of Our Lady of the RosaryAsmara
Religious building1922Was principal church of the former Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara.
University of AsmaraAsmara
Educational building1958Founded as the Catholic College of Santa Famiglia.
World Bank Building, AsmaraAsmara
Government building20th centuryFormerly an Italian villa.