Our Lady of Nazareth Church

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré is a colonial church in , Angola, built in 1664. It is located in the centre of the city, overlooking Luanda Bay.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: building in Angola
  • Also known as: “Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré”, “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazare”, “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré”, “Nossa Senhora da Nazaré”, and “Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré”
  • Address: Luanda

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Iron Palace and Our Lady Muxima - National Museum of Natural History of Angola.

Museum
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Palácio de Ferro is a historical building in the capital , believed to have been designed and built by – or by someone associated with – Gustave Eiffel, builder of the world-famous icons, the in Paris and the in New York City. is situated 610 metres southwest of Our Lady of Nazareth Church.

Museum
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The Museu Nacional de História Natural de Angola is located in the District of the city of , . Established in 1938, it is the only museum of natural history in Angola. is situated 1 km south of Our Lady of Nazareth Church.

Hotel
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or Le Presidente Luanda Hotel is a hotel in , , considered to be the city's most prestigious hotel. Opened in 1960, as of 2015 it had 194 rooms. is situated 580 metres northeast of Our Lady of Nazareth Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maianga and Sambizanga.

Suburb
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is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the , Angola. In 2011, as part of a restructuring of Luanda's regional government, the municipality was designated as one of Luanda's six urban districts.

Suburb
is one of the six urban districts that make up the , in the , Angola. is situated 3½ km east of Our Lady of Nazareth Church.

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, the capital of , is on the Atlantic coast. Its current renaissance is an inspiring success story. Decades of conflict, which only ended in 2002, had long held Angola back.

Our Lady of Nazareth Church

Latitude
-8.80808° or 8° 48′ 29″ south
Longitude
13.23939° or 13° 14′ 22″ east
Open location code
6F3M56RQ+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165406216
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q4135431
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