Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Ministry of Public Works and Housing is a government building in Maputo Province, Mozambique which is located on Avenida Karl Marx. Ministry of Public Works and Housing is situated nearby to the government building Ministério dos Recursos Minerais, as well as near the movie theater Cinema Gil Vicente.Photo: Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—3:30 PM
- Type: Government building
- Description: governmental building in Maputo, Mozambique
- Also known as: “Building of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing”
- Address: 606 Avenida Karl Marx, Maputo, Central “B”, KaMpfumo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Iron House and National Library of Mozambique.
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 170 metres southeast of Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
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 450 metres southeast of Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
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 320 metres northeast of Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
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.
Ministry of Public Works and Housing
- Categories: building, cultural heritage, government office, and office
- Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.96982° or 25° 58′ 11″ southLongitude
32.57133° or 32° 34′ 17″ eastLevels
2Open location code
5G6J2HJC+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 253852566OpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q34955209
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Ministry of Public Works and Housing” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “公安部工程和住房”
- German: “Gebäude des Ministeriums für öffentliche Bauten und Wohnen”
- Japanese: “公共事業住宅省”
- Portuguese: “Edifício da Repartição Técnica de Obras Públicas|”
- Portuguese: “Edifício do Ministério das Obras Públicas e da Habitação”
- Portuguese: “Ministério das Obras Públicas e Habitação”
- Portuguese: “MOPH”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include MINISTÉRIO DAS OBRAS PÚBLIAS E HABILITAÇÃO (MOPH) and Ministério dos Recursos Minerais.
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