Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Lourenço Marques, nowadays known as the Maputo Fortress is located at Praça 25 de Junho and represents one of the main historical monuments of the city of Maputo, former Lourenço Marques, in Mozambique.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Emilio, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fortress in Maputo, Mozambique
- Also known as: “Fortaleza de Maputo”, “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”, and “Maputo Fortress”
- Address: Praça 25 de Junho, Maputo, Central “C”, KaMpfumo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Mozambique and Praça 25 de Junho.
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 290 metres northeast of Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques.
Praça 25 de Junho
Square
Praça 25 de Junho is a square, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques.
Statue of Mouzinho de Albuquerque (Maputo)
Memorial
Statue of Mouzinho de Albuquerque (Maputo) is a memorial.
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.
Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques
- Categories: fortress, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.97502° or 25° 58′ 30″ southLongitude
32.57074° or 32° 34′ 15″ eastLevels
1Open location code
5G6J2HFC+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 81244527OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283622
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques” goes by many names.
- French: “forteresse de Maputo”
- French: “Forteresse de Maputo”
- German: “Fortaleza de Maputo”
- German: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de maputo”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Maputo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jardim da Fortaleza de Maputo and ANJO VOADOR.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques”. Photo: Emilio, CC BY-SA 2.0.