Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar
The Our Lady of Victories Cathedral or Cathedral of Dakar, is a religious building that serves as the Catholic cathedral in the city of Dakar, the capital of the African country of Senegal, which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Dakar.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Dakar, Senegal
- Also known as: “African Memorial Cathedral”, “Cathédrale de Dakar”, and “Cathédrale du Souvenir africain”
- Address: Dakar-Plateau, Dakar, 99341
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Théodore Monod African Art Museum and Cinéma Sandaga.
Théodore Monod African Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.Cinéma Sandaga
Marketplace
Cinéma Sandaga is a marketplace, which is situated 510 metres north of Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar.
Museum of Black Civilisations
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dakar-Plateau and Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane.
Dakar-Plateau
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Gueule Tapée-Fass-Colobane
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, Public domain.Dakar
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal and is often regarded as the cultural and commercial center of French-speaking West Africa. Dakar is often the first stop in exploring French-speaking West Africa because it has good flight connections with Western Europe.
Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
14.6654° or 14° 39′ 55″ north
Longitude
-17.43761° or 17° 26′ 15″ west
Inception
1936
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
7C64MH86+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, Dakar” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kathedrale von Dakar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سيده الانتصارات”
- French: “cathédrale du Souvenir africain de Dakar”
- French: “Cathédrale du Souvenir africain de Dakar”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Victoires”
- German: “Kathedrale von Dakar”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Dakar”
- Italian: “Cattedrale della Memoria Africana”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Nostra Signora delle Vittorie”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Nostra Signora delle Vittorie”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Katedralen i Dakar”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Богородицы Победоносной, Дакар”
- Slovenian: “Dakarska stolnica”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Victorias”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include OH Gallery and Embassy of the Netherlands.
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