Cultural Properties of Mozambique

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).[1][2] 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.[1]

## Cultural Patrimony

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Cultural properties classed as património cultural include the following:[3][4]

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 |
Casa de Ferro | id. | Maputo | late C19 | Pre fabricated in Belgium by Société des Forges d’Aiseau to patents by Joseph Danly |  | Monumento |
Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques | Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição | Maputo | late C18 | Portuguese fortress |  | Monumento |
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 |
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

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* History of Mozambique
* Culture of Mozambique
* List of heritage registers
* UNESCO General History of Africa

## References

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1. ^ a b "Lei no. 10/88" [Law no 10/88] (PDF) (in Portuguese). UNESCO. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Patrimónios Culturais" [Items of Cultural Patrimony] (in Portuguese). Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
4. ^ "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

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* (in Portuguese) Select cultural properties
* (in Portuguese) Select historic sites
* (in Portuguese) Museums of Mozambique[permanent dead link]
* (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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