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...

(1787–1810). From his initial capital Ambohimanga, and later from the Rova of Antananarivo, this Merina king rapidly expanded his rule over neighbouring principalities...

a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near the capital city of Antananarivo, Ravalomanana first rose to prominence as the founder and CEO of the...

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...

Madagascar Politics of Madagascar Antananarivo history and timeline Heiske, Margit; Alva, Omar; Pereda-Loth, Veronica; Van Schalkwyk, Matthew; Radimilahy...

or damages 324 buildings within a 16-block radius. 6 November – Rova of Antananarivo in Madagascar largely destroyed by fire. date unknown Zaha Hadid...

Bucharest  Romania Unknown Radama II King of Madagascar May 12, 1863 Rova of Antananarivo Merina Kingdom Soldiers under orders of Rainivoninahitriniony Abraham...

in low regard. The 1895 capture of the Merina royal capitol, the Rova of Antananarivo, by the French sparked the Menalamba rebellion against foreigners...

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...

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...