Bar Zilli
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| name = Bar Zilli (ባር ዚሊ)
| image = File:1930's era Italian Art Deco (30776831685).jpg
| image_caption = Bar Zilli
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| established = {{Start date and age|1930}}
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| food-type = Eritrean cuisine
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| street-address = Sematat St. & Beirut
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| city = Asmara
| coordinates = {{coord|15.3317|38.9295|source:wikidata|qid=Q106091223|display=it}}
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| country = Eritrea
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Bar Zilli is a building located in central Asmara, Eritrea.{{Cite web|url=https://er.usembassy.gov/asmara-modernist-city-africa/site_1550_0006-500-333-20170708173257/|title=Bar-Zili }} Currently, it operates as a restaurant and it serves as a commonly identifiable landmark to Asmara residents.
History
Bar Zilli was built during the late stages of Italian colonial rule{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/eritrea/asmara/nightlife/bar-zilli/a/poi-dri/437800/355285|title=Bar Zilli | Asmara, Eritrea Nightlife|website=Lonely Planet}} and was architecturally modeled according to the art style of Art Deco.
Architecture
Bar Zilli is an easily-recognizable building that was featured in a Fodor's Architectural publication. The architecture is described as featuring a "curved façade with a mix of central vertical windows and small horizontal strips at the corners are the reasons why experts have called this structure “idiosyncratic” and “distinctive.”{{Cite web|url=https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/youll-fall-in-love-with-the-unexpected-architecture-in-this-far-away-town|title=The Beautiful Architecture of Eritrea|first=Suzi|last=Siegel|date=August 26, 2019|website=Fodors Travel Guide}}
According to a New York Times article written in 2017," The Bar Zilli building looks like an old-fashioned radio set, with windows like tuning buttons."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/world/africa/asmara-eritrea-unesco-world-heritage-site.html|title=Art Deco Buildings Make Asmara, Eritrea, a Unesco Heritage Site (Published 2017)|first=Kimiko de|last=Freytas-Tamura|newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 10, 2017}}
{{Gallery
|title=Bar Zilli Gallery
|width=220 | height=190
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|File:Asmara, bar zilli 02.JPG
|Bar Zilli stands as a symbol of Asmara's distinctive city design. As recognized by UNESCOWorld Heritage Site.{{Cite web|url=https://er.usembassy.gov/asmara-modernist-city-africa/|title=Asmara: a Modernist City of Africa|date=July 10, 2017|website=U.S. Embassy in Eritrea}}
|File:Asmara, bar zilli 01.JPG
|Side profile of Bar Zilli.
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