West Africa
Togo
Maritime Region

Independence Monument

The Independence Monument in , the capital of , was built as a tribute to the country's independence from on 27 April 1960. It features a white bust of a woman holding up a cooking pot, in front of a silhouette of a figure holding up their arms as if they were breaking chains that shackled them together.
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Photo: twohundred 2010, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Lomé, Togo
  • Also known as: “Independence Monument, Lome”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Togo National Museum and Lomé Cathedral.

Museum
is the national of , located in the capital of . Founded in 1975, it features cultural and historical exhibits. The museum showcases artifacts dating back thousands of years, including musical instruments such as the xalam… is situated 230 metres east of Independence Monument.

Church
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé, one of the seven Catholic church districts of . Built in just over a year by the German colonial authorities, it quickly became one of the iconic buildings of the new capital of Togo. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Independence Monument.

School
Photo: Saliousoft, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a general education institution located in the N'Kafu district, Golfe 2 municipality, City of , . is situated 3 km northeast of Independence Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lomé and Aflao.

Photo: Dominik Schwarz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of . With a population of almost 2.2 million, the city is the economic and cultural center of the country. Around a quarter of the country's population lives here.

Photo: Enock4seth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a coastal town in bordering . While east of the Togolese side of the border the city is the capital, Lome, the once-called "Pearl of West Africa", the Ghanaian town is a typical African border town built solely to service the movement of people and goods.

Town
Photo: Enock4seth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town which is the capital of Ketu South Municipal, a district on the south-eastern corner of the of , next to the border town with . is situated 8 km southwest of Independence Monument.

Independence Monument

Latitude
6.12995° or 6° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude
1.21599° or 1° 12′ 58″ east
Open location code
6FR346H8+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1709321768
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q39048890
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Independence Monument”. Photo: twohundred 2010, CC BY-SA 2.0.