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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Mozambique

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 2018Leave a comment

Maputo at Walk Level.

April 2, 2018 Rich McClear

This is a picture post showing some Maputo street scenes from our walk through the city.  The Botanical garden was filled with strolling bridal parties having their pictures taken.  The entry portal is an example of Manueline revival architecture. You … Continue reading Maputo at Walk Level.

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Manueline or Gustave Eiffel, Contrasts in Maputo.

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Rich McClear

The White Cathedral (Nossa Senhora da Conceição)  is just off of Independence Square.  To me it looks Art Deco but we are told it has some touches of Manueline decorative style.  Manueline is named for King Manuel I who died … Continue reading Manueline or Gustave Eiffel, Contrasts in Maputo.

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Maputo’s Classic Railway Station

April 1, 2018 Rich McClear

It wasn’t hard to find the Maputo railway station.  We docked, I looked out my window, and there it was, with its distinctive dome, designed in the Paris studios of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel and fabricated in South Africa.  Eiffel never … Continue reading Maputo’s Classic Railway Station

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