Apartment Complex in São Felipe

Creator

David Baxter

Slide ID

CV-81-266

_pkUnique ID

CV81266

Slide Date

1981

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Island

Fogo

Identifier

CV81266

City / Village

São Felipe

Date

1981

Description

Three unidentified residents stand outside this building, believed to be an apartment complex, but it could also be a resort. São Felipe sits of the western coast of Fogo and is home to the islands sea and air ports. The architecture of the city is known for being very beautiful, with pastel buildings with terracotta roofs. However, the city is also equally populated by collapsing structures due to the it's location at the foot of a volcano.

Keywords

dwelling; apartment; city life; architecture;

Social Theme

Dwelling

Notes

Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Brandt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001) pp. 159-161

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Box

1

Folder

6

Image Dimensions

5238x3511

Software

VueScan

Date Time Scanned

14-5-2012 12:00 AM

Color Space

RGB

File Size

1.9 MB

Document Type

Image

Recommended Citation

Baxter, David, "Apartment Complex in São Felipe" (1981). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 462.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/462