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DAO Says: CITY HALLThe City Hall of Maputo (Conselho Municipal) is a neo-classical building with massive pillars at the front. The building was completed in 1945 and is set in grounds along the Praça da Independência and just opposite the Cathedral. It houses the city government and...
DAO Says: Scala is an art house cinema/arts centre that is named after the Teatro alla Scala (Scala Theatre) built in Milan under the auspices of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1776. The actuality does not live up to the grandeur of its namesake, but it is an art cinema in...
DAO Says: C.F.M. Railway StationThe grand Train Station is dominated by a large dome designed by Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty). The large central dome was designed to allow light to enter and air to circulate within the station. The original wrought ironwork and...
DAO Says: What looks like the most colourful apartment building in Maputo is actually the former headquarters of La Aerolínea Portuguesa (TAP) – the national airline of Portugal. After the pro-Portuguese/Colonial government Salazar regime fell in 1974 a new government and Republic was...
DAO Says: MERCADO MUNICIPALThis massive market has it all. Outside the entrance you can find men selling watches and sunglasses. Unfortunately you can also find your pocket picked by the many thieves that stare at you as you walk by. Inside is an explosion of colourful fruits and...
DAO Says: The Iron House (Casa do Ferro) was designed by Gustave Eiffel in the late 1800’s as a house for the Portuguese Governor of Mozambique. The building itself answers the question – did Eiffel ever go to Africa? He designed the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and Maputo’s...
DAO Says: The best, and really only, street maps of Maputo on the internet is provided by Via Michelin, the same Michelin folks who make car tyres good enough to drive across Africa. Please click on the link below and you wish you had found this website years ago. Good job...
MERCADO MUNICIPAL (Municipal Market): GET YOUR SOUVENIRS HERE !
DAO Says: Looking for Souvenirs and “crafts”? You will find it at the back of the Municipal Market. For some reason they try to hide this fairly large section of souvenirs and art objects. Paintings, wooden handicrafts and all sorts of items from real handmade artefacts to absolute...
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The Iron House (Casa do Ferro) was designed by Gustave Eiffel in the late 1800’s as a house for the Portuguese Governor of Mozambique. The building itself...
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When you first drive into Maputo you start to feel excited and scared all at the same time. That mixed emotion continues throughout your whole stay. Next to Colonial grandeur are symbols of Communist...
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