Harare is a modern city and the capital of Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1890 by the British South Africa Company. The city was named Fort Salisbury after the British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. However, after Zimbabwe declared independence from the British, the city was renamed Harare.
The city has a distinctive colonial past; and therefore, in its architecture and urban layout, the city shows British influence. In the city, there are several Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals, a Dutch Reformed church, the Queen Victoria Memorial Library and Museum, the National Archives, the University of Zimbabwe and the Rhodes National Gallery.
The city has a National Gallery that contains the national treasures of Zimbabwe. The gallery displays some of the most interesting Shona carvings in soft stone. Harare also hosts an international exhibition for tourists and foreigners. The city’s National Botanical Garden contains over 900 varieties of fauna from different parts of Africa. The economy of the city depends heavily on the production of tobacco, corn, cotton and citrus fruits.
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