Alto das Cruzes Cemetery
Alto das Cruzes Cemetery is a cemetery in Luanda Province, Angola. Alto das Cruzes Cemetery is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Luanda, as well as near the square Largo da Cambambe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady Muxima - National Museum of Natural History of Angola and Iron Palace.
Our Lady Muxima - National Museum of Natural History of Angola
Museum
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The Museu Nacional de História Natural de Angola is located in the Ingombota District of the city of Luanda, Angola. Established in 1938, it is the only museum of natural history in Angola. Our Lady Muxima - National Museum of Natural History of Angola is situated 1 km southwest of Alto das Cruzes Cemetery.
Iron Palace
Museum
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Palácio de Ferro is a historical building in the Angolan capital Luanda, believed to have been designed and built by – or by someone associated with – Gustave Eiffel, builder of the world-famous icons, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Iron Palace is situated 1 km west of Alto das Cruzes Cemetery.
Our Lady of Nazareth Church
Church
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré is a colonial church in Luanda, Angola, built in 1664. It is located in the centre of the city, overlooking Luanda Bay. Our Lady of Nazareth Church is situated 1 km northwest of Alto das Cruzes Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maianga and Sambizanga.
Maianga
Suburb
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Maianga is one of the six municipalities of the administrative division of the province of Luanda, 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.
Sambizanga
Suburb
Sambizanga is one of the six urban districts that make up the municipality of Luanda, in the province of Luanda, Angola. Sambizanga is situated 3 km east of Alto das Cruzes Cemetery.
Luanda
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Luanda, the capital of Angola, 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.
Alto das Cruzes Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Category: burial
- Location: Luanda Province, Angola, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-8.81232° or 8° 48′ 44″ southLongitude
13.24558° or 13° 14′ 44″ eastOpen location code
6F3M56QW+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 27716106OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Alto das Cruzes Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Alto das Cruzes Begraafplaats”
- French: “Cimetière Alto das Cruzes”
- German: “Alto das Cruzes Friedhof”
- Italian: “Cimitero Alto das Cruzes”
- Polish: “Alto das Cruzes Cmentarz”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério Alto das Cruzes”
- Russian: “Кладбище Альто-дас-Крузес”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Alto das Cruzes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Luanda and Largo da Cambambe.
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