Gidan Madakin

The tourist spot in Nigeria known as Gidan Madakin was built in 1860 by Zaria’s celebrated master builder Muhammed Durugu, a local genius popularly referred to as ‘Babban Gwani’. Durugu was famous for designing the palaces of the emirs of Northern Nigeria and was said to have been killed by the Emir of Zazzau after he built his palace for fear that he might build a better one elsewhere. This rare architectural masterpiece in Bauchi State is located in Kafin Madaki village in the Ganjuwa LGA and was declared an Ancient Monument on February 16, 1956 by the National Commission on Museums and Monuments.