Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Maputo Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in downtown Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Maputo, Mozambique
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Maputo”
- Address: Rua da Rádio x Rua da Sé x Praça da Independência, Maputo, Central ‘C’, KaMpfumo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maputo City Hall and The Iron House.
Maputo City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Teixant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maputo City Hall or Municipal Council Building of Maputo is the seat of the local government of the capital of Mozambique. The neoclassical building is located at the head of Praça da Independência, and was erected in 1947. Maputo City Hall is situated 120 metres northwest of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
The Iron House
Photo: ilan molcho, CC BY 2.0.
The Casa de Ferro is a historic prefabricated iron building located in Maputo, Mozambique. Originally built in Belgium, the structure was bought by the Portuguese colonial government and reassembled in 1892 in Maputo. The Iron House is situated 230 metres southwest of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
National Library of Mozambique
Library
Photo: F Mira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Library of Mozambique is located in Maputo, Mozambique. It is located in a structure which formerly housed the Office of Finance of the Colony of Mozambique. National Library of Mozambique is situated 530 metres south of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maputo.
Maputo
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique. Buildings range from old colonial palaces to new high-rise constructions, but the dominant architecture consists of Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes, generally with badly eroded paint and rusty security bars.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cultural heritage, building, public building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.96892° or 25° 58′ 8″ southLongitude
32.57445° or 32° 34′ 28″ eastLevels
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5G6J2HJF+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 226884919OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q127722
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Catedral de Maputo”
- Dutch: “Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سيده الحمل المقدس”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Immaculée-Conception de Maputo”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Immaculée-Conception de Maputo”
- German: “Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”
- German: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”
- German: “Kathedrale Maputo”
- German: “Kathedrale von Maputo”
- German: “Metrolpolitankathedrale Mariä Empfängnis”
- German: “Sé (Maputo)”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Maputo”
- Italian: “cattedrale dell’Immacolata Concezione”
- Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Immacolata Concezione”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Maputo”
- Russian: “Собор Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии (Мапуту)”
- Russian: “Собор Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción”
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