Polana church
KaMpfumo district, Mozambique
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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Polana church, located in the KaMpfumo district of Mozambique, is a brutalist modernist structure completed in 1958 and designed by architect Nuno Craveiro Lopes. The building exemplifies the stark, geometric forms and bold concrete aesthetic characteristic of brutalist architecture, representing an important example of Portuguese colonial-era modernism in Mozambique. It is recognized as a cultural heritage site with significance to the legacy of Portuguese influence in the region.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- church building, cultural heritage
- Heritage
- Heritage of Portuguese Influence
- Place
- KaMpfumo district, Mozambique
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