THE MOSQUE OF PEATED SAMORY

Located close to Binger's "box", this building is much more proud, although it also bears the stigma of time and attests to a lack of maintenance. It is difficult to know whether the Almamy really looms in this house. Some argue that he was praying at Bondoukou; others say he didn't even spend one night. Only certainty: it was in Aboubacar Touré, a wealthy merchant of the time doing business between Mali, Ghana and Burkina Faso, that this building was built in 1800. This residence would be the first house in the city built on two levels. This is reflected in the remains of the old floor, supported by a set of roasted beams, as well as some steps of the ground staircase that led to the second level of the house. In order to allow a better sealing, the earth bricks used for building the building were mixed with shea butter. Today, like Binger's, Samory's house is an open-skinned building whose advanced ruined state no longer allows precise identification of the different parts that used to compose it. Quiet relic and respected in the middle of a neighborhood full of life, surrounded by trees and splashed with laughter of children and joyful altercations, it nevertheless retains an undeniable charm. To visit it, ask Abdramane Touré, grandson of Aboubacar Touré.