List of buildings and structures in Eritrea

A list of notable buildings and structures in Eritrea:

Name Location Type Date Notes/References
Administration Building of the Anseba Region Keren Government building 20th century
Asmara International Airport Asmara
15°17′31″N 38°54′38″E / 15.291853°N 38.910667°E / 15.291853; 38.910667		 Airport 20th century Also a base of the Eritrean Air Force.
Asmara Intercontinental Hotel Asmara
15°18′47″N 38°54′21″E / 15.3129194°N 38.9057823°E / 15.3129194; 38.9057823		 Hotel 20th century Now the Asmara Palace Hotel.
Asmara Opera Asmara
15°20′09″N 38°56′07″E / 15.3358°N 38.9352°E / 15.3358; 38.9352		 Performance hall 1918 Enlarged in 1936.
Bank of Eritrea Asmara
15°20′17″N 38°56′08″E / 15.338056°N 38.935556°E / 15.338056; 38.935556		 Government building. 1914 Serves as the national bank of Eritrea.
Cicero Stadium Asmara
15°20′57″N 38°55′17″E / 15.349272°N 38.921256°E / 15.349272; 38.921256		 Multi-purpose stadium 1938
Cinema Impero Asmara
15°20′12″N 38°56′25″E / 15.336667°N 38.940278°E / 15.336667; 38.940278		 Performance hall 1937 Built in the Italian art-deco style.
Commercial Bank of Eritrea, Keren Keren
15°46′51″N 38°27′30″E / 15.780869°N 38.458361°E / 15.780869; 38.458361		 Bank 20th century
Denden Stadium Asmara
15°20′37″N 38°55′32″E / 15.3435°N 38.925639°E / 15.3435; 38.925639		 Multi-purpose stadium 1958 Later enlarged.
Enda Mariam Coptic Cathedral Asmara
15°20′23″N 38°56′32″E / 15.3397306°N 38.9421477°E / 15.3397306; 38.9421477		 Religious building 1922 A structure of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Fiat Tagliero Building Asmara
15°19′42″N 38°55′33″E / 15.328333°N 38.925833°E / 15.328333; 38.925833		 Filling station 1938 A service station built in the Futurist style by Giuseppe Pettazzi. Now unused.
Governor's Palace, Asmara Asmara
15°20′10″N 38°56′29″E / 15.336111°N 38.941389°E / 15.336111; 38.941389		 Government building 1930s Built in the Italian Fascist art-deco style.
Great Mosque of Asmara Asmara
15°20′20″N 38°56′30″E / 15.338889°N 38.941667°E / 15.338889; 38.941667		 Religious building 1938 Also known as Al Kulafah Al Rashidan.
National Museum of Eritrea Asmara
15°20′00″N 38°55′38″E / 15.333333°N 38.927222°E / 15.333333; 38.927222		 Museum 1930s Originally located in the former Governor's Palace.
President's Office Asmara
15°20′10″N 38°55′53″E / 15.3362°N 38.9314°E / 15.3362; 38.9314		 Government building 1897 Also served as a National Museum by Ethiopia in the 1950s
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Asmara Asmara
15°20′12″N 38°56′16″E / 15.336667°N 38.937778°E / 15.336667; 38.937778		 Religious building 1922 Episcopal see of the Eritrean Catholic Church.
University of Asmara Asmara
15°20′33″N 38°55′39″E / 15.3425°N 38.9275°E / 15.3425; 38.9275		 Educational building 1958 Originally founded as the Catholic College of Santa Famiglia.
World Bank Building, Asmara Asmara
 Government building 20th century Formerly an Italian villa.
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