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...imposing red-brick edifice that dominates the skyline. Nearby Liberation Avenue, Asmara's main street, features the gorgeous Art Deco Cinema Impero and Italian-style cafes where craggy old men sip cappuccinos and smoke cigarettes. My favorite Art Deco building is on the outskirts of town: the fantastic Fiat Tagliero gas station, which has long horizontal overhangs that jut out like giant wings from the central building. It's painted in subtle pink-and-green pastels and is soon to be converted into a disco and caf?. Asmara is full of such treasures. The more you walk, the more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asmara: Africa's Art Deco Capital | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

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