At the mouth of the Senegal River, Saint-Louis occupies a narrow island between two arms of water and preserves one of the most striking colonial urban ensembles in West Africa. Founded in the 17th century and deeply urbanized in the 19th century, the city preserves regular streets, piers, buildings with balconies and a spatial organization shaped by its ancient function...
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At the mouth of the Senegal River, Saint-Louis occupies a narrow island between two arms of water and preserves one of the most striking colonial urban ensembles in West Africa. Founded in the 17th century and deeply urbanized in the 19th century, the city preserves regular streets, piers, buildings with balconies and a spatial organization shaped by its ancient function...