Iron Palace

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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Angola
  • Also known as: “Palacio de Ferro” and “Palácio de Ferro”
  • Address: Major Kanhangulo, Luanda

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady Muxima - National Museum of Natural History of Angola and Luanda Cathedral.

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 470 metres southeast of Iron Palace.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady of Remedies is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . It was built in 1628 and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Luanda. is situated 670 metres west of Iron Palace.

Museum
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The Museu Nacional de Antropologia is an anthropological museum in the District of the city of , Angola. Founded on 13 November 1976, it is a cultural and scientific institution, dedicated to the collection, research, conservation, presentation and dissemination of the Angolan cultural heritage. is situated 1 km west of Iron Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maianga and Luanda.

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.

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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.

Suburb
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is one of the 17 municipalities that make up the Luanda Province, . The municipality had a population of 364,986 in 2024. is situated 4 km southwest of Iron Palace.

Iron Palace

Latitude
-8.81218° or 8° 48′ 44″ south
Longitude
13.23565° or 13° 14′ 8″ east
Open location code
6F3M56QP+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 408043157
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7128887
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Iron Palace” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Երկաթե պալատ”
  • Asturian: “Palácio de Ferro”
  • Catalan: “Palácio de Ferro”
  • Dutch: “IJzer Paleis”
  • French: “palais de fer”
  • French: “Palais de Fer”
  • German: “Eisenpalast”
  • German: “Palácio de Ferro”
  • Greek: “Σιδερένιο Παλάτι”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del Ferro”
  • Japanese: “鉄の宮”
  • Polish: “Pałac Żelazny”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Ferro”
  • Russian: “Железный Дворец”
  • Spanish: “Palácio de Ferro”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Hierro”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Bank of Angola (BNA) and Foreign Affairs Ministry (MIREX).

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