Get to know the Baganda
(Photo by Prof. Kayongo) |
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| The Bulange (Parliament Building) at Mmengo, seat of Buganda's government. In the foreground is a statue of the current king, Kabaka Mutebi II erected in honor of his coronation, July 31, 1993. |
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| The Kasubi Tombs are one of the most important cultural sites in Buganda. This burial place of Buganda's kings since the 1880s is located just outside the capital city Kampala. |
The Kasubi tombs have been designated by UNESCO as an international heritage site.
| An inside view of the tombs at Kasubi showing momentos to the late kings buried there. (Photo by Prof. Kayongo) |
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 | Akayanja ka Kabaka (the Kabaka's lake) at Mmengo, just outside the Lubiri grounds is a man-made lake, the only one of its type in Uganda. The lake was made during the reign of Mwanga II (1884-1888 & 1889-1897). Mwanga was a great enthusiast of water sports. |