The Cultural Properties of Mozambique are protected and promoted in accordance with Law 10/88 of 1988 concerning tangible and intangible properties relating to the cultural heritage of Mozambique (bens materiais e imateriais do património cultural moçambicano). Article 3 defines eight classes of movable cultural properties and four classes of immovable cultural properties: monuments (monumentos), groups of buildings (conjuntos os grupos de edifícios), sites (locais ou sitios), and natural elements (elementos naturais); those classed as património cultural are of exceptional significance and are afforded special state protection.
Cultural Patrimony
Cultural properties classed as património cultural include the following:
| Site | Official name | Location | Date | Comments | Coordinates | Designation | Image |
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| Casa dos Azulejos | idem | Maputo | first town hall in city from 1901-1947 | Monumento | |||
| Palácio da Ponta Vermelha | id. | Maputo | residence of the President | Monumento | 
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| Casa de Ferro | id. | Maputo | late C19 | Pre fabricated in Belgium by Société des Forges d’Aiseau to patents by Joseph Danly | Monumento | 
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| Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques | Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição | Maputo | late C18 | Portuguese fortress | Monumento | 
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| Pott Building | Prédio Pott | Maputo | in ruins | Monumento | |||
| National Press | Imprensa Nacional | Maputo | 1887 | Ngungunyane imprisoned inside | Monumento | ||
| Maputo Central Railway Station | Estação Central dos Caminhos de Ferro | Maputo | 1908 | opened in 1910; replacement for that inaugurated by Paul Kruger in 1895 | Monumento | 
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| World War I Monument | Monumento da I Guerra Mundial | Maputo | Monumento | ||||
| Statue of Eduardo Mondlane | Estátua de Eduardo Mondlane | Maputo | first president of the Mozambican Liberation Front | Monumento | |||
| Statue of Samora Machel | Estátua de Samora Moisés Machel | Maputo | president of the Mozambican Liberation Front | Monumento | |||
| Mozambican Heroes Square | Praça dos Heróis Moçambicanos | Maputo | dedicated to the heroic figures of the Mozambican War of Independence | Monumento |
See also
- History of Mozambique
- Culture of Mozambique
- List of heritage registers
- UNESCO General History of Africa
References
- ^ "Lei no. 10/88" [Law no 10/88] (PDF) (in Portuguese). UNESCO. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Portal de Legislação Ambiental de Moçambique" [Portal of Environmental Legislation of Mozambique] (in Portuguese). Ministry of Coordination of Environmental Affairs. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Patrimónios Culturais" [Items of Cultural Patrimony] (in Portuguese). Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Alguns Locais Historicos do Património Cultural Moçambicano" [Some Historic Sites of Mozambique's Cultural Patrimony] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Select cultural properties
- (in Portuguese) Select historic sites
- (in Portuguese) Museums of Mozambique
- (in English) Pedro Guedes (2010). Iron in building, 1750 - 1855: Innovation and cultural resistance PhD Thesis, School of History, Philosophy, Religion Classics, The University of Queensland.
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