space and cardinal orientation, he retained the royal compound - the Rova of Antananarivo - at the crest of the highest hill in the city, and in the center...
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(1787–1810). From his initial capital Ambohimanga, and later from the Rova of Antananarivo, this Merina king rapidly expanded his rule over neighbouring principalities...
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Marc Ravalomanana (category Mayors of Antananarivo)
a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near the capital city of Antananarivo, Ravalomanana first rose to prominence as the founder and CEO of the...
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the aristocratic class were preserved in the buildings of the Rova compound of Antananarivo (destroyed in a fire in 1995 but under reconstruction) and the...
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or damages 324 buildings within a 16-block radius. 6 November – Rova of Antananarivo in Madagascar largely destroyed by fire. date unknown Zaha Hadid...
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Madagascar Politics of Madagascar Antananarivo history and timeline Heiske, Margit; Alva, Omar; Pereda-Loth, Veronica; Van Schalkwyk, Matthew; Radimilahy...
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Bucharest Romania Unknown Radama II King of Madagascar May 12, 1863 Rova of Antananarivo Merina Kingdom Soldiers under orders of Rainivoninahitriniony Abraham...
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in low regard. The 1895 capture of the Merina royal capitol, the Rova of Antananarivo, by the French sparked the Menalamba rebellion against foreigners...
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Street View project begins, Google employees start the first tests using a van equipped with cameras on the roof in the San Francisco area. On May 25, 2007...
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in 2012 and May 2014. In November 1995, a fire broke out in the Rova of Antananarivo, a royal palace complex that had served as the home of monarchs in...
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