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Palace of the Kings Bell

Littoral, Cameroon · built 1905

The Palace of King Bell situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe (King Bell). The building is also known as La Pagode; this name comes from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who stayed in Douala in 1916–17, and who called it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit (Journey to the End of the Night).

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