Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier is a memorial in Littoral Province, Cameroon. Unknown Soldier is situated nearby to the park Place du Gouvernement, as well as near the building Former palace of Justice of Douala.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doual’art and Palace of King Bell.
Doual’art
Museum
Photo: Roberto Paci Dalò, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doual'art is a non-profit cultural organisation and art centre founded in 1991 in Douala, Cameroon and focused on new urban practices of African cities. Doual’art is situated 100 metres northeast of Unknown Soldier.
Palace of King Bell
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Palace of King Bell situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe. The building is also known as La Pagode; this name comes from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who remained in Douala in 1916–17, who calls it such in his famous novel Voyage au bout de la nuit.
Former police station of Douala
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The former police station situated in Douala is a building constructed at the beginning of the 20th century by the Germans to serve as the first police station under the German mandate. Former police station of Douala is situated 120 metres southwest of Unknown Soldier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douala.
Douala
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douala is the largest city and the commercial centre of Cameroon. Douala is really quite a hot and sticky place, and the grimy state of the infrastructure in parts leaves a lot to be desired.
Unknown Soldier
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Littoral Province, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.04292° or 4° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
9.68645° or 9° 41′ 11″ eastOpen location code
6FPF2MVP+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4191970782OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Unknown Soldier” goes by many names.
- French: “Soldat Inconnu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du Gouvernement and Former palace of Justice of Douala.
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