Eritrea: Asmara Africa's Beautiful Modernist City (BBC)

Eritrea: Asmara Africa's Beautiful Modernist City (BBC) . Eritrea is located in E. Africa. (Africa Travel)

[@Wul-Lop]

Peace & Prosperity Nation, Eritrea.

[@EritreanKing007]

Asmarina shikorina, i miss u so much. Eritrea 4Life

[@eristars]

Asamara, a city to be so much missed!

[@savannahblk]

Do your thing Eritrea; it looks like you are to proud to be put down by anyone or anybody. Good luck in the future and i hope i can visit someday before time is up on this earth. It looks like ITALY left a very impressionable look and beauty in eritrea; just keep up the building and maintenance and i truly believe it is the best,clean,safe and less pollutive city in africa and all of the world. Look at lagos and abuja; lmaooo. all over populated,crime ridden and stinkin up. PEACE ERITREA.

[@Dieghito921979]

What a beautiful city, I really hope to visit it one day. Greetings from Italy :)

[@djbenyam]

Massages for all Eritrean, Please anytime you talk about your country, just talk about Eritrea. Dont compare it with Ethiopia or Ethiopian history. You can talk about the achievement of your government and the beauty of Asmara. You have so much good thing to talk about Eritrea without trashing Ethiopia. Remember, your grandfather had fought and died to protect Ethiopia. So, please stop the hate. We Love you Eritrea God bless Ethiopia & Eritrea

[@simongreenham]

a beautiful colonial legacy - the Italians certainly knew how to build a city !

[@mamamayhave]

Asmara was not built for the Eritreans however; the Italians built it primarily for themselves. One unfortunate aspect of the city's planning was separate areas designated for Italians and Eritreans, each disproportionately sized.

[@BahreNeGash]

@lucasmigliorelli Lucas,,, What do you kow about beuty, when you are stuck in the hot-sweltering-Kitchen cooking American burgers all your life-time? It takes one, to know beuty.

[@loinno]

I just would remind that italians came on Asmara many years before fascism as my family did on the late 1890... i'm aware fascim did bad things and good things (buildings in asmara are awesome) and by the tells of my family,i learned tere wans't segregation bw italians and locals, many italian child are from mixed parents. i'm proud about asmara italians and i'm proud of erytrean people, asmara is a dream, thank you to preserve it as well. peace

[@Assmara]

Asmara shikor, asmara bella, kemizi lemi keyikone kolo,,,,,Not only I missed the city but i misssed its beautiful ppl, specially my childhood friends of Edagaharbi street lemalmo..... hollar if u could hear me .. that me Abaga....

[@wedisewra]

Just for your info, its the eritean blood and sweat who build Asmara.

[@zeragito]

@an8707 1. Eritreans were forcibly conscripted. So it is unfair to blame Eritreans for what Italy did to you, just like it is unfair to blame Ethiopians for what the past Ethiopian regimes did to Eritrea. 2. Eritreans did not want to see Italy unite Eritrea and Ethiopia, they preferred separation, because prior to the arrival of the Italians, Eritrea (Midre Bahri) suffered genocide and feodalism under Yohannes IV and Ras Alula Abanega of Ethiopia. There's your grievance.

[@hiwotghebremichael6321]

Asmara sweet

[@kingofadwa]

Hamasen doesn't have history like Axum,Adwa,Lalibela,GOnder,Harer, your own? you need to stop talking about what Italy build for you, build your own and transfer to your generation and proud on it. STAND UP!!!!!

[@kevinmusollo311]

No problem, going see video Ethiopian. By #gameover

[@Alesxandros]

this is italian civilisation

[@satreb]

tadessejm If u r so proud of your country, why don't u send some of that bread that u r enjoying in Denmark. Talk is cheap.Eritrean talk the talk & walk the walk.I think millions of u guys r abroad and $20 euros a piece will feed a lot of children who r suffering.we r proud because of our struggle unit & commitment to Eritrea.

[@Afrobest99]

Western media is destroying most good images of cities in Africa. It took only a black man to go find some of'em. Rate this comment up if u believe me.

[@eritube9777]

great video

[@EARART]

these people are getting all exited over italian arcitecture , when it was black people called the moors who brought civilisation to the italians....we r so confused it makes me sick

[@satreb]

tadessjm U should be surprised by the Eritrean people. We can be one and 4 million as the same time, Yes u should be jealous not because of Asmera's beauty or how clean she is inside & out but how Eritra was able to beat once mighty Ethiopia.Eritreans don't only say we r proud but we talk the talk & we walk the walk.What a blessing it is to be one of these unique formidable people. Love ERITREA

[@BahreNeGash]

More than just the beauty of the city, the compassionate hearts of ASMARINOS, the DEEP trust & respect for neighbors & the neighborhood, the eternal glory of social joy, the cultural diversity, religious tolerance of all mankind in the city, the common good, total confidence & security in the well being of every human creed in the city,,,,, the shared tears in tragedy & laughter in joy makes ASMARA harmonious heavens to live in. I'm just fortunate to have witnessed HEAVEN ON EARTH.

[@pompei1968]

@BahreNeGash italians refuggee in USA?? italians came to america with legal papers! and you country aint trashy!! it looks beautiful. dont listen to those bad comments

[@maurovinci2971]

Considerando tutte le polemiche su chi ho costruito Asmara e soprattutto l'eredita' storica della citta' e quanto sia stata negativa la inopportuna presenza italiana,ho una soluzione distruggete i 4 mila edifici lasciati dagli incivili italiani piu' gli 800 dichiarati patrimonio dell'umanita' e cancellate per piacere la stazione FIAT che guarda caso e' il simbolo della vostra citta'. Ciao e saluti di prosperita' all'ERITREA.

[@darioa.5381]

ma quanto sei fesso!

[@mauriziocrociatelli8088]

Fesso davvero

[@dercolemanuele]

asmera shikor, asmera bella, asmera maar..

[@ybman]

what the hell the video cut out just before it was going to go on to all the poverty fuking propaganda you could of at least cut it before he linked to it

[@lgjo9089]

Italians culture...

[@VagabondidelMare]

Does africans buit this city? Or Italians??? ;)

[@howtotieatie5845]

Eritreans

[@AMR_k400]

Italians

[@BahreNeGash]

@pompei1968 Thanks for the info.

[@menilik0001]

Italiens built Asmara. When I meat older Italiens way back they used to ask me qi fato Asmara?

[@zeragito]

@an8707 1. My grandfather killed Ethiopians, not his brothers, and he'd gladly do it again. He didn't love Italians, but he happily followed their orders to kill his enemies. 2. When my grandfather was in a bus, Ethiopians walked barefoot (riding donkeys was for "masters"). When my grandfather was a "2nd class citizen" (who owned his land, earned a salary and a pension), Ethiopians didn't even own themselves. Both the people and the land belonged to a few lords or "masters" under feodalism.

[@BahreNeGash]

@Generalidibabu WELCOME TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL & PEACEFUL CITY IN THE WORLD.

[@businesseast]

GOD DID ERITREA BUILD ANYTHING SINCE THE ITALIANS LEFT !!!

[@fekgoo]

hahaha by the way is there any thing to eat in Asmara?

[@ibrodinho]

im from keren, but asmara is beautiful!

[@riccardino1212]

bravo asmarino5 you make ur people proud

[@BahreNeGash]

DjBenyam, While your gestures are fine, you seem biased towards protecting Ethiopians trashing Eritrea in every Eritrean & Ethiopian websites. I wish you could preach to your Ethiopian brothers with the same message that you feel preaching to Eritreans. Remember, after 50 years of genocidal wars against Eritreans, every Eritrean family paid heavy price, therefore, very apprehensive to anything Ethiopian, while I don't SEE WHY Ethiopians are still BRUTALLY CRUEL & DOMINEERING TOWARDS ERITREANS.

[@GualAsmara84]

Brother, whoever built Asmara, we paid our blood for it. When we say the Italians built it, they used their minds but never their sweat n blood. All that beauty u see, the price was our Eritrawnet. Its just like when u'ld build a house, u'ld pay someone to plan n build it for u. But u'ld be proud of it after its done cus the money u paid was ur sweat. RIGHT??? Erey shikor, miss u motherland.

[@VagabondidelMare]

thats horriblleeee

[@gchi9955]

መግዛእቲ ዝገደፈልና ዘደንኩ ህንሳታትን ጎደናታትን ብዝግባእን ብስርየትን ክንክንን ሂዝናዮም ዶ

[@BahreNeGash]

@GualAsmara84 Gual-Adey-Shikor, Tell them the bitter truth they hate to hear, Eritreans are still building miracles, EVEN after 50 years of war, death & destruction.

[@mamamayhave]

Yea that sounds about right. That's exactly what the black man in Africa (Moors) did to the Italians/Spaniards.

[@VagabondidelMare]

hahahahaha Africans are starving waiting for help, and I am ignorant! hahahaha Bye bye

[@mamamayhave]

The Black Man is the builder of civilization.

[@BahreNeGash]

Nearly all trashy comments are posted by Agames.

[@troublemaker9115]

of course the poor agames are every where in you tube crying after eritresn success.

[@ERIGiggna]

Eri shikor

[@GoldenMoses]

Ethiopians grow up!

[@BahreNeGash]

@lucasmigliorelli Mr. Italian Chef, Do you know how many thousands of Italians died, DESPERATLY trying to hold on to my "horrible country", before being wipped out by the English & surrendred to Allied forces? Do you want me to count them for you???? But, are you sure you are Italian? Isn't this your yyourtube profile,,, Name:Lucas Migliorelli Channel Views:183 Total Upload Views:600 Age:22 Joined:April 13, 2007 Last Visit Date:1 day ago Country:United States Occupation:Chef

[@zeragito]

@djbenyam my grandfather was ashker-tilian:) He fought Ethiopia on Italy's side and he was proud of it:)

[@wendemelese1131]

What a shameful report. An African nation proud of buildings built by colonizers. South Africans with modern adorable cities built by English are not proud. Such buildings reminds of the hard times Eritreans passed that time. The time of slavery within your own country. The time whereby you are kept out of fence not to use and even see the buildings you are proud of right now. Is it really a nice thing to remember? The Ethiopian heroes are building structures more modern throughout the country by their own right now. The largest dam Africa has experienced ever. 6000MW of Electric power from only one dam. Ohhh... isn't that astonishing. The widest artificial lake Africa has ever Experienced. "Building a network of roads by large scale throughout the country by your own" whereby most infrastructures in case of Eritrea are built by Italians . Building houses of European and American standard for the people by their own. Ensuring production of food enough for the population 20 times population of Eritrea. Who shall be proud? " 'One building nation by his own' or 'One who tells history of the old and foreign buildings' "? Ethiopians are sorry for not able to save Eritrean region from Italian control. Any way Asmara is a city Italians founded and built so they shall be honored. But I got a question for you Eritreans. You are poor, colonized by Europeans and politically not matured. So why do you pretend to be great and try to cover the wound in your body? "Poor family with freedom is much better than wealth with slavery" "You Eritreans lost both Freedom and wealth" " Sorry for you!!!"

[@somethingsmooth]

Well, thousands of people lost their life building the pyramids, and still we look at them today as a masterpiece. What makes art immortal is exactly the ability of retaining a value of beauty of their own, throughout time, apart from that of those who made it.

[@wendemelese1131]

somethingsmooth Don't make a mistake my friend. When we think of Great pyramids we always think of the ancient Egyptians not the current Arabs. The truth you shouldn't forget about the great pyramids is that, they were continuously used as a source of a building material for different cultures of the society. They were all destroying the pyramids to build mosque and Churches. We always remember those who constructed it, not those who collect money from tourism.

[@mereteymeskuruley8879]

Wende Melese I hate negative people.

[@senaitcieplinska6621]

eithiopeans only stil and distroy. but you cant change Asmara is the most BEATFIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! as you seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@symphonymagic]

Wende Melese what you forget to mention is that Eritreans are proud of these particular building because, though they were 'designed' by Italian architects, it was the Eritrean people themselves who built these majestic buildings; so in that sense you are completely wrong to say that they were 'built by colonisers'. Furthermore, these buildings remind us of not only our contribution to their existence but, essentially, our hard-won freedom to use them.

[@kassalawi39]

@BahreNegash ur r8 i should try it with these filthy agames.

[@kevinmusollo311]

#Gameoverweyane, going in tigray