Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
KaMpfumo district, Mozambique
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, commonly called the Maputo Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral on Praça da Independência in downtown Maputo, Mozambique. Designed by the Portuguese civil engineer Marcial Simões de Freitas e Costa, then a railway director, who worked pro bono for the Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, it is built of concrete and cement in a modern style. Its foundation stone was laid on 28 June 1936, and construction was completed in 1944.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- cultural heritage, Catholic cathedral
- Materials
- concrete
- Heritage
- Heritage of Portuguese Influence
- Place
- KaMpfumo district, Mozambique
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