Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories, Dakar

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories, often called the Souvenir Africain, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Dakar, completed in 1936. Its pale domed silhouette blends Byzantine and Sudano-Sahelian motifs, an unusual pairing meant to honour African Catholics who died in the First World War. The interior features mosaics and a broad nave beneath the central dome. Standing near the corniche, the cathedral is a prominent example of interwar religious architecture in French West Africa and remains an active seat of the archdiocese.