Africa in pictures: Architecture

This close-up of windows in Harare taken by Raymund Murbeth in Zimbabwe is the first of a series of African architecture shots sent in by BBC News website readers.

Angus Chambers took this picture of stone walls of Great Zimbabwe, the remnants of a past empire thought to exist between the 12th and 15th Centuries.

Further south in Lesotho whilst travelling through the Sani Pass, Jessica Winans pictured this house whose owner offered her samples of homemade beer and bread during her visit.

A part of Lesotho's spectacular Katse dam is captured in Faz Mahomed's photograph. The main dam wall stands at 185 metres making it the highest in Africa.

A contrast between old and new is caught by Jennifer Fox in Sudan: these Turkish graves have survived amongst the more modern buildings of downtown Khartoum.

Tanya Spronk says Eritrea's capital, Asmara, has some of the most beautiful art deco architecture in the world. Pictured here is the Fiat Tagliero aeroplane-shaped petrol station.

This balcony facing Zanzibar's old slave port is a wonder of architectural fusion, says Farley Baricuatro, combining Indian floral fretwork, Swahili workmanship and Arabic tessellation.

Farley Baricuatro also took this photograph of a monastery in Madagascar, which became a sanctuary during troubled times and is now maintained by one priest and four nuns.

A view of the landmark Catholic Cathedral in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, was taken by Robert Mooney from the balcony of his former office.

The golden dome and minarets of The National Mosque in Abuja dominate the skyline of Nigeria's capital in Joe Atoo Tilley-Gyado's image.

In a village in northern Ghana, Lauren Mong took this shot from inside a hut looking out into the family compound. For future galleries, please send in pictures of relaxing in Africa.

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