Spotlight: Modernist architecture in Eritrea
A woman sits next to an escarpment on the outskirts of Asmara, Eritrea, February 20, 2016. Eritrea's capital city boasts one of the world's finest collections of early 20th century architecture, which the authorities want declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. When Italy's colonial experiment in Eritrea ended in 1941, it left behind an array of Rationalist, Futurist, Art Deco and other styles of Modernism in Asmara, a city they nicknamed "La Piccola Roma" or "Little Rome". REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES