Angola

St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral, Pointe-Noire

The St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Apôtre de Pointe-Noire) or Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Pointe-Noire, is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located in Pointe-Noire, the second largest city in the African country of the R…

Livingstone Falls

Livingstone Falls (French: Chutes Livingstone; Dutch: Livingstonewatervallen), named for British explorer David Livingstone, are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downstream from Malebo Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.: V…

Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral, Kisantu

The Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs) or just Kisantu Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Kisantu, 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Kinshasa, the capital of the African country of Democra…

Kisantu Botanical Gardens

Mount Moco

Mount Moco (Portuguese: Morro do Moco), at 2,620 metres (8,600 ft), is the highest mountain in Angola. It is located in Huambo Province in the western part of the country, 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of the city of Huambo. Mount Moco was named one of Angola's "seven wonders" in 2014.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela (Latin: Dioecesis Benguelensis) is a diocese located in the city of Benguela in the Ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola.June 6, 1970: Established as Diocese of Benguela from the Diocese of Nova LisboaThe Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de Nossa…

4 de Abril Bridge

Catumbela Bridge (officially known as 4 de Abril Bridge) is a bridge over the Catumbela River, located in the municipality of Catumbela, Angola.

Iron Palace

Palácio de Ferro (English: Iron Palace) is a historical building in the Angolan capital Luanda, believed to have been designed and built by – or by someone associated with – Gustave Eiffel, builder of the world-famous icons, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

Luanda Saint Miguel Fortress

Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a Portuguese fortress built in Luanda, Angola. During Dutch rule in Angola between 1641 and 1648, the fort was known as Fort Aardenburgh.

Battle of Quifangondo

The Battle of Quifangondo (popularly known in Angola as Nshila wa Lufu, or Battle of Death Road) was fought on 10 November 1975, near the strategic settlement of Quifangondo, Luanda Province, between the People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA), armed wing of the People's Movement for t…

National Museum of Military History

The Museum of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Museu das Forças Armadas) is located in Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda, in Luanda, Angola.Founded in 1975, following the independence of Angola, the museum includes bi-motor airplanes, combat vehicles, and diverse arms and artifacts used during the An…

National Anthropology Museum

The Museu Nacional de Antropologia (National Museum of Anthropology) is an anthropological museum in the Coqueiros neighborhood of the city of Luanda, Angola.