Praça da Independência
Praça da Independência is a park in Maputo Province, Mozambique which is located on Rua Municipal Oeste/Rua Municípal Este. Praça da Independência is situated nearby to the town hall Maputo City Hall, as well as near the garden Jardim da catedral de Maputo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Park
- Address: Rua Municipal Oeste/Rua Municípal Este, Central ‘C’, KaMpfumo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maputo City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
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.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Maputo Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in downtown Maputo, the capital 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 220 metres south of Praça da Independência.
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.
Praça da Independência
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.96859° or 25° 58′ 7″ southLongitude
32.57361° or 32° 34′ 25″ eastOperator
MaputoOpen location code
5G6J2HJF+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 955322535OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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